Staff Software Engineer, Routing

Nuro; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 213,480 - 319,720; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Equity options

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

A self-driving technology company in California is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to join their Routing Team. The role involves building and optimizing backend systems for the routing engine, collaborating across teams, and ensuring efficient route calculations and traffic management. Ideal candidates will have 8+ years of experience in C++ programming, extensive knowledge of cloud platforms, and a passion for impactful work. This position provides competitive compensation including a salary range of $213,480 to $319,720 along with performance bonuses and benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building and scaling real-time server-side applications.
• Experience in complex algorithm problems with a balance of correctness and performance.
• Knowledge of diverse storage technologies and databases.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale backend systems and onboard modules for the Routing team.
• Design and optimize routing algorithms and monitor performance.
• Collaborate with product, strategy, and operations teams.

Skills

C++ programming

Real-time server-side applications

Cloud providers (GCP, AWS)

Docker

Kubernetes

Routing algorithms

Database management

Machine Learning (ML) models

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

BigTable

Cassandra

Redis

BigQuery

Snowflake

gRPC

Kafka

Cloud PubSub

Celery

Job description

Who We Are

Nuro is a self-driving technology company on a mission to make autonomy accessible to all. Founded in 2016, Nuro is building the world’s most scalable driver, combining cutting‑edge AI with automotive‑grade hardware. Nuro licenses its core technology, the Nuro Driver™, to support a wide range of applications, from robotaxis and commercial fleets to personally owned vehicles. With technology proven over years of self‑driving deployments, Nuro gives the automakers and mobility platforms a clear path to AVs at commercial scale, empowering a safer, richer, and more connected future.

About The Role

The Routing Team crafts vital services that ensure Nuro Driver™ reaches destinations safely and efficiently. We continuously refine our routing engine to calculate more efficient routes, deliver highly accurate ETAs, and manage scalable traffic for every journey, adapting as our business / geolocation expands and mapping infrastructure evolves.

About The Work

• You will work on building and scaling both the backend systems and onboard modules for the Routing team. This includes everything from designing microservices, optimizing our routing algorithms, understanding road network graphs, building monitoring and analytics infrastructure, optimizing our deployment pipeline, and more.
• You will work with product, strategy, and operations teams to design and build new, magical user experiences, and define our product strategy and roadmap.

About You

• Technical excellence.
  • You have 8+ years of experience building and scaling realtime server‑side applications.
  • You have worked on large‑scale complex algorithm problems, and know how to balance correctness and performance.
  • You are proficient in C++ programming.
  • You know how to choose the right storage technology for the job. You have experience with a wide‑range of databases, including relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL), non‑relational (BigTable, Cassandra, Redis, etc), and data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, etc).
  • You know your way around RPC frameworks (gRPC, Thrift) and pubsub systems (Kafka, Cloud PubSub, Celery, etc).
  • Experience in training and inferencing ML models.
  • You have extensive experience working with cloud providers (GCP, AWS, etc).
  • You have experience working with Docker & Kubernetes, or are willing to learn.
• You have a wide‑range of technical skills, you love learning new technologies and you’re a quick learner.
• You have a passion for making lives easier for developers. You love working on tooling that will help engineers more easily troubleshoot, debug, and profile their applications.
• You have the knack for making the right tradeoffs. You know when it makes sense to take the quick‑and‑dirty vs the scalable approach. You can move fluently between the two.
• You care about users. You like to work closely with product and design to build the best product for our consumers.
• You are a great communicator, and you regularly chat with PMs, UXRs, other engineers, and cross‑functional stakeholders on product requirements and designs.
• You are impact‑driven. You care deeply that your work makes a significant impact on the lives of millions of people.

Bonus Points

• Experience with routing algorithms
• Experience with map data and graph data structures
• Experience with robotics
• Experience with ETA modeling

Compensation and Benefits

At Nuro, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected base pay range is between $213,480 and $319,720 for the level at which this job has been scoped. Your base pay will depend on several factors, including your experience, qualifications, education, location, and skills. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package.

At Nuro, we celebrate differences and are committed to a diverse workplace that fosters inclusion and psychological safety for all employees. Nuro is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and expressly prohibits any form of workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.