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Senior Staff TLM, Performance Engineering Optimization

Aurora
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Full Time
Posted October 28, 2025
$191k - $306k
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Job Description

The Senior Staff Tech Lead Manager for the Performance Engineering Optimization team at Aurora is responsible for leading a team to develop tools and processes that enhance software performance, reduce latency, and improve hardware utilization for autonomous vehicle systems, while collaborating across engineering domains.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage the Performance Engineering Optimization (PEO) team.
  • Define technical strategy, roadmap, and ensure milestone execution for performance optimization initiatives.
  • Develop and contribute to tooling for performance data collection, diagnosis, and visualization.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve onboard software latency and hardware utilization.
  • Drive rapid performance experimentation using data-driven feedback loops.
  • Oversee the delivery of projects related to performance tooling and data pipelines.
  • Guide engineers in diagnosing and addressing software and hardware performance issues.

Requirements

  • Strong C programming and software design skills on performance critical code.
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 8-10 years of professional experience.
  • Experience and knowledge of Linux fundamentals.
  • Strong Linux fundamentals and solid grasp of performance tuning Linux based soft real time applications.
  • Experience with modern DevOps practices.
  • Experience with CUDA and/or GPU Profiling.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range: 191,000 - 306,000 USD
Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Benefits (unspecified)

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