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Senior Software Engineer, Models and Validation

Aurora
Mountain View, California
Full Time
Posted October 14, 2025
$139k - $260k
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Job Description

The Senior Software Engineer at Aurora will develop and maintain autonomous vehicle software using C and Python, focusing on performance evaluation, simulation, and infrastructure development to advance self-driving technology.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop software in C and Python following modern best practices.
  • Create rule-based and machine learning validators to assess the performance of autonomy systems in simulation.
  • Develop new metrics for evaluating autonomy performance.
  • Build and support workflows related to data collection, processing, and infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with the Core Simulation team to enhance functionality for performance evaluation.
  • Contribute to engineering best practices within a large and complex codebase.

Requirements

  • Motivated and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
  • Industry experience designing and programming C software.
  • Good development skills in C, including modern C standards such as C 11, 14, 17, and 20.
  • Ability to work with a complex codebase and navigate problem ambiguity.
  • Robotics or simulation related domain knowledge.
  • Understanding of common software performance issues and design tradeoffs.
  • BS or higher degree in robotics, computer science, software development, mathematics, or a similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range: $139,000 - $260,000 per year
Annual bonus
Equity compensation

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