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Staff Software Engineer, Devices Platform

Nuro
Mountain View, California
Full Time
Posted October 16, 2025
$194k - $291k
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Job Description

The role involves designing and developing sensor and compute systems for autonomous vehicles, including hardware integration, software reliability, and system debugging, with leadership responsibilities in cross-functional projects within Nuro's self-driving technology team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop sensor and compute systems for robotics
  • Architect and deploy sensor and software on embedded SOCs with high reliability and performance
  • Monitor system metrics, automate testing, and collaborate with vendors to ensure software reliability
  • Debug complex embedded systems, identify root causes of failures, and implement solutions
  • Lead cross-functional projects related to sensors and compute for autonomous vehicles
  • Mentor software engineers to enhance their skills and capabilities

Requirements

  • Eight years of experience with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field
  • Six years of experience with a Ph.D. degree
  • Proven ability to deep dive, hands on, into complex embedded and real-time systems
  • Strong proficiency in C, with emphasis on concurrency system software development expertise, from the device driver to the application level, with deep understanding of kernel-level algorithmic correctness and performance optimization
  • Experience in robotics or autonomous driving systems
  • Experience with finding and solving one-in-a-million type reliability bugs in software hardware systems
  • Experience leading technical projects which include components which should by design never fail with a 99.9999% success rate
  • Clear and concise communication skills and effective collaboration with engineers, PMs, and other stakeholders

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range between $193,930 and $291,150 depending on experience and qualifications
Annual performance bonus
Equity
Competitive benefits package

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