The role involves building and scaling backend systems and onboard modules for Nuro's routing services, focusing on optimizing routes, algorithms, and infrastructure to ensure safe and efficient autonomous vehicle navigation.
Key Responsibilities
Build and scale backend systems and onboard modules for the Routing team.
Design microservices and optimize routing algorithms.
Understand and manage road network graphs to improve route calculations.
Develop monitoring and analytics infrastructure for routing systems.
Optimize deployment pipelines to enhance system performance and scalability.
Collaborate with product, strategy, and operations teams to design user experiences and define product strategy.
Requirements
Eight (8) years of experience building and scaling realtime server-side applications.
Experience working on large-scale complex algorithm problems, and know how to balance correctness and performance.
Proficiency in C programming.
Knowledge of how to choose the right storage technology for the job.
Experience with a wide range of databases, including relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL, non-relational databases like BigTable, Cassandra, Redis, and data warehouses such as BigQuery and Snowflake.
Experience with RPC frameworks such as gRPC and Thrift.
Experience with pubsub systems including Kafka, Cloud PubSub, and Celery.
Experience in training and inferencing machine learning models.
Extensive experience working with cloud providers such as GCP and AWS.
Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes, or willingness to learn.
Strong technical skills with a love for learning new technologies and a quick learner.
Passion for making lives easier for developers through tooling that helps troubleshoot, debug, and profile applications.
Ability to make appropriate tradeoffs between quick-and-dirty solutions and scalable approaches.
Ability to work closely with product and design teams to build the best product for users.
Excellent communication skills to collaborate with PMs, UXRs, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Impact-driven mindset, caring deeply that work makes a significant impact on the lives of millions of people.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range between $213,480 and $319,720 depending on experience and qualifications