Software Engineer, Aurora

Security

$139-201.5k

Plus an annual bonus, and equity

C++

Golang

Junior and Mid level

San Francisco Bay Area

3+ days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)

Self-driving technology company

Be an early applicant

Self-driving technology company

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseCarsTransportMobility

Be an early applicant

$139-201.5k

Plus an annual bonus, and equity

C++

Golang

Junior and Mid level

San Francisco Bay Area

3+ days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseCarsTransportMobility

Company mission

To deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
2+ years of industry experience
Ability and desire to write production-quality code in C++, and Golang
Ability to work effectively with other software engineers on design and code
Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences
Translate product requirements into code independently
Able to write high quality production code, unit tests, integration tests

Desirable

Consider whether experience in your industry or functional area would be helpful, even if not required.Familiar with C++17 and STL/golang
Understand and explain autonomous vehicle security concepts
Able to learn and create new C++ frameworks

What the job involves

We’re searching for a Security Software Engineer II
This is a software development position who will implement software to achieve Aurora security goals
Our team is responsible for the secure design and implementation of technology built for the onboard vehicle platform and the cloud services with which the vehicle communicates
In addition to contributing to the security architectural strategy, the team is involved in architecture reviews, reviewing and proposing threat models, security code reviews, and release-security for Aurora’s products
The focus of this team however, is the design and development of new security frameworks and technologies for our autonomous vehicle platform
Design and develop new security components for our autonomous vehicle platform
Build and embed security components within autonomy frameworks and infrastructure frameworks
Work with partner teams to perform architectural design reviews of software, hardware, and services

Our take

The trucking industry is facing growing pressure from driver shortages, rising delivery demand, and the need for safer, more efficient freight transport. Long highway routes are expensive and tiring for drivers, especially on repetitive trips so companies are looking for new ways to move goods faster and more reliably while keeping costs low and improving safety.

Aurora Innovations is developing self-driving technology for long-haul trucks through its "Aurora Driver" system. Already, the company is operating autonomous freight routes across Texas and nearby states, often handling the highway portion of deliveries while human drivers complete local drop-offs. On top of this, the company is partnering with major companies like McLane, Volvo Autonomous Solutions, and Hirschbach to bring autonomous trucking into real commercial use.

In an exciting move, Aurora is now going beyond testing and into large-scale operations. McLane has approved driverless freight runs between Dallas and Houston, while Volvo and Aurora have expanded autonomous deliveries into Oklahoma City. With plans to scale routes across the US and agreements for hundreds of future autonomous trucks, Aurora is gearing up to play a very powerful position in autonomous freight transport.

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Insights

Top investors

8% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.6)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Dec 2020

$400m

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Feb 2019

$600m

SERIES B

Total funding: $1.1bn

Company HQ

Strip District, Pittsburgh, PA

Leadership

Chris Urmson

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Chris graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a PhD in Robotics. Prior to co-founding Aurora in 2017, they were the CTO of Self-Driving Cars at Google.

Drew Bagnell

(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)

Drew is a Consulting Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, where they received their PhD in Robotics. Previously, they were an Autonomy Architect & Perception Lead at Uber Advanced Technology Center.

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