Staff Software Engineer - Autonomy Frameworks

Auror Limited; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 189,000 - 303,000; Full time

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Annual bonus

Equity compensation

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Job summary

Aurora is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Autonomy Frameworks team. You will shape the AV runtime framework architecture for on-vehicle and offline execution, and craft high-performance IPC and APIs in a Linux environment.

Role requires strong C++, middleware/distributed systems experience, and collaboration across time zones. Seattle-based, in-office 3+ days/week with competitive pay, bonus, equity, and benefits.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• Expert-level C++ programming skills and the ability to design high-performance, thread-safe, and memory-efficient systems in a Linux environment.
• Proven experience building middleware, runtime frameworks, or distributed systems, such as pub/sub messaging, IPC, schedulers, or executors.
• Deep understanding of concurrency, memory models, and Linux systems internals (processes, threads, scheduling, shared memory).
• Ability to work across multiple programming languages and paradigms.
• A passion for writing robust, intuitive, and pragmatic production code.
• Ability to navigate and work effectively in large codebases.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaborate effectively with colleagues across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the architecture of Aurora's AV runtime framework across on-vehicle and offline execution.
• Design and implement high-performance, low-latency inter-module communication, including shared-memory, zero-copy IPC, and RPC.
• Own stack configuration, deployment, and process lifecycle management on the vehicle compute platform.
• Improve the determinism, fidelity, and performance of offline execution so on-vehicle behavior can be faithfully reproduced at scale.
• Build framework capabilities for fault traceability, health monitoring, and recovery that support Aurora's safety case.
• Design intuitive C++ APIs that make the right patterns easy for Autonomy engineers.
• Provide engineering support for field testing and fleet operations.
• Mentor senior engineers, set coding standards, and drive the long-term roadmap for the AV framework.

Skills

C++ programming

Distributed systems

Concurrency

Linux internals

Inter-module IPC

Code quality

Documentation

Cross-time-zone collaboration

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

ROS 2

ThreadX

FreeRTOS

Job description

Aurora is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Autonomy Frameworks team. You will shape the AV runtime framework architecture for on-vehicle and offline execution, and craft high-performance IPC and APIs in a Linux environment.

Role requires strong C++, middleware/distributed systems experience, and collaboration across time zones. Seattle-based, in-office 3+ days/week with competitive pay, bonus, equity, and benefits.