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Senior Backend Software Engineer

Aurora
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Full Time
Posted October 22, 2025
$162k - $260k
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Job Description

A Senior Backend Software Engineer at Aurora is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining backend services and tools that support autonomous vehicle fleet management, ensuring scalable, reliable, and real-time operations to enable safe and efficient autonomous mobility solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop backend services and full-stack solutions to support autonomous vehicle fleet operations.
  • Build and maintain cloud-based infrastructure for monitoring and managing the autonomous fleet.
  • Implement features for terminal operations, including launching and landing vehicles at designated locations.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure system scalability, high availability, and reliability.
  • Integrate real-time vehicle data and updates to ensure safe and efficient fleet management.
  • Contribute to the development and enhancement of fleet management tools and APIs.
  • Participate in product lifecycle management from development through deployment and post-release support.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • 5 or more years of industry experience in software engineering.
  • Experience designing complex systems from the ground up, working closely with software, hardware, and infrastructure engineering teams along with other stakeholder teams within Aurora.
  • Strong backend service engineering skills using modern technologies including Golang, Python, C, gRPC, Kubernetes, and AWS.
  • Experience working with databases and caches such as Postgres and Redis.
  • Experience building backend services running in cloud environments, specifically AWS.
  • Ability to establish technology and infrastructure to scale products with high availability and reliability.
  • Experience collaborating with stakeholders including Security, Product, Design, Safety, and Cloud Platform teams.
  • Experience sending suggestions and receiving updates from autonomous vehicles in real time to ensure safe operation.
  • Ability to contribute to and evolve team culture around mentorship, feedback, collaboration, and engineering excellence.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range: 162,000 - 260,000 USD
Annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits
Work environment perks: collaborative culture, emphasis on openness, empathy, and kindness
Opportunities for professional growth and learning, including working with modern technologies and AI tools
Inclusive and diverse workplace with accommodations for disabilities and protected statuses

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