Senior Software Engineer, Nuro

Perception Backup Systems

$167.2-250.8k

This position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus and equity

Python

C++

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Mountain View, CA

Autonomous delivery vehicle manufacturer

Job no longer available

Autonomous delivery vehicle manufacturer

501-1000 employees

B2BLogisticsRoboticsElectric VehiclesComputer VisionAutomationDelivery

Job no longer available

$167.2-250.8k

This position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus and equity

Python

C++

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Mountain View, CA

501-1000 employees

B2BLogisticsRoboticsElectric VehiclesComputer VisionAutomationDelivery

Company mission

To better everyday life through robotics.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

BS in Computer Science, Robotics, Statistics, Physics, Math or another quantitative area
4+ years of industry software engineering experience
Python and C++ fluency
Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical projects from design to completion
Bonus points for experience in any of these:
3D geometry and state estimation fundamentals
Lidar-based detection techniques, sensor fusion
Traditional robotic planning with kinematic constraints
Validating robotic systems with simulation and statistical metrics
ADAS concepts like TTC, PRT, and standards like FMVSS127

What the job involves

The Nuro Driver’s backup system is a redundant mini autonomy stack, which brakes to prevent collision as an extra safety level
You can think of it as an L2 self-driving system
The backup systems team engineers this system, including perception, prediction and risk reasoning, commanding emergency paths, and proving the system’s performance
Our team also works on some other safety features within the driver, for instance reduced operation following hardware failures
Machine learning for general obstacle detection and motion prediction, using multiple sensors, with a focus on simple but effective representations for reliable performance
Data mining and coding to predict future conflicts and to make a principled decision whether to start an emergency maneuver
Code safe and physically achievable emergency maneuvers, integrating with our controls team and behavior team for handoffs to and from emergency mode
Working with our operations and systems teams to prove that collision prevention meets consumer vehicle standards
Large scale simulated testing for unintended risks of the backup system, and measuring differentiation in the failure modes of the primary and backup systems
Implement and test short-term fallback driving modes for the primary Nuro Driver, including some fine-tuning or modifications of our “foundation” perception and behavior models

Our take

Nuro offers custom-built autonomous vehicles for the delivery of physical goods, rather than people. Its vehicles have a distinctive, futuristic, design that has not only made the vehicles noticeable from a marketing point of view, but, has also made its vehicles stand out to other road users, improving safety.

Nuro is an exciting addition to the autonomous vehicle landscape. Without a passenger inside the vehicle, it has been able to sidestep some of the safety issues that have plagued other autonomous vehicle brands. Additionally, the company has landed several high-profile partners, including Uber, Walmart, Chipotle, and Kroger.

With home deliveries at an all-time high, many companies are looking for ways to get goods to customers’ homes as fast as possible. Low-cost, efficient services such as Nuro's offering are becoming increasingly attractive. The company is turning its focus to commercializing and scaling the production of its third-generation vehicle at a new facility in Southern Nevada as it hopes to expand its services across the US.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

-29% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.8)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Apr 2025

$106m

SERIES E

Nov 2021

$600m

SERIES D

Total funding: $2.2bn

Company benefits

Free Caltrain pass and commuter benefits
Company stock options
Work from home opportunities
Health insurance

Company HQ

Mountain View, CA

Leadership

Jiajun Zhu

(CEO)

After an MA in Computer Science at the University of Virginia, Jiajun worked as Principal Software Engineer at Google for over 8 years. He left this role in August 2016 to co-found Nuro with Dave.

Dave Ferguson

(President)

Experienced Robotics Engineer with stints at Google (Computer Vision and Machine Learning Lead) and Intel (Senior Research Scientist). PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University.

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