Software Engineer, Nuro

Sensor Platform

$132.3-165.4k

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

Linux

C++

Junior and Mid level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Mountain View, CA

Autonomous delivery vehicle manufacturer

Be an early applicant

Autonomous delivery vehicle manufacturer

1001+ employees

B2BLogisticsRoboticsElectric VehiclesComputer VisionAutomationDelivery

Be an early applicant

$132.3-165.4k

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

Linux

C++

Junior and Mid level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Mountain View, CA

1001+ employees

B2BLogisticsRoboticsElectric VehiclesComputer VisionAutomationDelivery

Company mission

To better everyday life through robotics.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Domain experience: Experience in robotics or autonomous driving systems
Technical excellence: Proven ability to deep dive into embedded and real-time systems; proficiency in C++, with emphasis on concurrency; Familiarity with the role of the Linux kernel in driver performance
2+ years of industry experience
Bachelor's, master's, or Ph.D in degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field
Clear and concise communication
Collaborates effectively with engineers, PMs, and other stakeholders

Desirable

Experience in robotics hardware components, including sensors, embedded platforms (with multiple CPUs, GPUs, ISPs, and accelerators)
Experience with programming peripheral devices and device communication protocols such as USB, SPI, I2C, UART
Experience with radar, lidar, or visual cameras
Experience with GPU programming and low level driver optimization for Nvidia GPUs
Knowledge of Linux kernel and device driver level programming, including threading, IPC, shared memory, and synchronization
Knowledge of networking, full IP protocol stack, from PHY through TCP, UDP, and to application layer

What the job involves

The Devices Platform team's mandate is to lay the foundation of Nuro's onboard software for our sensor and compute platform, including device drivers, inter-device protocols and pipelines, and device runtime APIs
Sensors and compute hardware are the eyes, ears, and brains of our self-driving robots
We are creating the hardware-agnostic platform to be used by the perception and autonomy SW stack, and to realize the full potential of our sensor and compute HW in reliability, quality, and performance
The projects we work on are high impact and high visibility within Nuro
This team is also responsible for working with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to define, evaluate, integrate the next generation HW platform for Nuro's products and to build the necessary tooling to assist continuous testing and validation
Design and develop sensor and compute systems for robotics
Architect and/or deploy Nuro sensors & autonomous SW with high reliability and performance
Deliver reliable SW through metrics monitoring, automated testing, and vendor collaboration
Debug complex systems, root-cause failure modes, and deploy effective solutions
Drive cross-functional projects on sensors and compute for autonomous vehicles

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. Following Series E funding in 2025, the company is focusing on growing new commercial partnerships and scaling its technology.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

-29% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.2)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Apr 2025

$203m

SERIES E

Nov 2021

$600m

SERIES D

Total funding: $2.3bn

Company benefits

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

Company HQ

Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA

Leadership

Jiajun Zhu

(Co-Founder & Co-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

(Co-Founder)

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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