Senior Software Engineer, Nuro

• You have 3+ years of experience working in software engineering or related fields
• You are a talented software developer with experience in C++ and Python
• You enjoy tackling challenges in new problem spaces, solving pivotal problems, and building real solutions that bring your ideas to life
• You thrive in a highly-collaborative environment, working effectively with engineers, PMs, and other stakeholders on project ideas, prioritization, and execution
• You have a high standard of technical excellence, and have experience maintaining and raising the technical bar for your team
• You’re experienced with all stages of a project’s lifecycle. You can quickly take a project from zero to one or scale an existing one up to be relied upon in critical pipelines and workflows
• You have start-up DNA: You have demonstrated an ability to thrive in the ambiguity of a dynamic, start-up environment or have the DNA to do so
• You are passionate about bettering everyday life through robotics

Desirable

• Simulation is at the core of autonomy development
• The Sim Core team is responsible for building the core simulator that powers all simulations at Nuro, allowing us to develop and test our autonomous driving technology in a repeatable and scalable manner
• The team focuses on tackling various challenges associated with executing the autonomy system in a fully virtual setting - from data integration and orchestration, to performance and resource optimization, to framework and interface design - collaborating with teams across the company to set and expand the range of what’s possible to simulate
• Expand the functionality, performance, and usability of our core simulator
• Design and build solutions to unify and simplify the interactions of complex systems
• Work across a large array of potential efforts, ranging from new greenfield projects to expanding/scaling existing systems
• Work closely with teams that use simulation, including evaluation/metrics teams, autonomy engineers, and systems engineers
• Drive extensive collaborations with other teams and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions, especially teams that build the infrastructure that simulation depends on