Job Description
The Senior Staff Tech Lead at Aurora will oversee the design and development of scalable fleet management tools and API integrations for autonomous vehicle operations, collaborating with cross-functional teams to build high-performance backend services and drive strategic technical initiatives in a fast-growing autonomous mobility company.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead design and implementation of scalable cloud services for fleet management and partner API integrations.
- Develop and deploy robust backend solutions, including APIs and data pipelines, leveraging modern cloud technologies.
- Design complex systems from the ground up to support autonomous vehicle fleet operations.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver features that impact end users at scale.
- Mentor and review code of senior engineers to ensure engineering excellence and best practices.
- Translate operational data and autonomy metrics into actionable insights through operator-facing tools and APIs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 8 years of industry experience, with a deep specialization in Golang for building and operating large-scale, high-concurrency backend systems.
- Expert-level ability to design and build large-scale gRPC services in Go, with a focus on idiomatic patterns, efficient memory management, and high-throughput concurrency models.
- Deep expertise in building scalable web services and distributed systems within the Go ecosystem, including integration with AWS, Kubernetes, and Elasticache.
- Experience working with Product Management and UI/UX Design teams to define and deliver features that impact end users at scale.
- Proficiency with cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices such as AWS, Kubernetes, Elasticache, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring alerting systems.
- A track record of driving technical strategy, conducting high-level Go code reviews, ensuring engineering excellence, and mentoring senior engineers in idiomatic Go best practices.
- Experience defining technical roadmaps and driving long-term strategic projects that span multiple engineering teams.
- Phenomenal communication skills, including the ability to write effective technical specifications, provide constructive feedback, translate technical concepts into lay terms, and incorporate feedback effectively.
- Ability to use good judgment to balance speed and quality, delivering products in a responsible and sustainable manner.
- A self-starter mentality capable of thriving in a growing environment where all hands are on deck, with a proactive approach to identifying and filling needs.
Benefits & Perks
Base salary range: 212,000 - 340,000 USD
Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Hybrid work environment with in-office presence at least 3 days per week
Benefits (unspecified, but includes standard employment benefits)
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