Senior Software Engineer, Collision Avoidance

Nuro
Mountain View, CA
On-site

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Who this role is best for

Aimed at experienced software engineers with robotics and ML expertise who thrive in high-precision, low-latency environments and are comfortable with collaborative, technically rigorous work in Mountain View, California.

Best fit for

  • Experienced software engineers with robotics and ML expertise focused on safety-critical systems
    — “Safety and redundancy is one of the key requirements to Nuro Driver™”
  • Candidates with a background in deploying software in robotics products and optimizing edge ML models
    — “Experience deploying software in robotics products”
  • Individuals who have worked on state estimation algorithms and perception systems for autonomous vehicles
    — “ML-based perception across all sensor modalities including audio”

Things to consider

  • This role requires a high level of precision and attention to rare, critical events in safety systems
    — “system that is required to perform at extremely high recall and precision on exceedingly rare events”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with real-time systems and safety-critical software in your resume and interviews
    — “working with exacting latency requirements, where millisecond counts”
  • Emphasize your track record in deploying ML models on edge devices or embedded systems
    — “Deploying ML models in edge environments”
  • Showcase projects involving object tracking, state estimation, or perception systems with high accuracy
    — “estimating object velocity and acceleration with high accuracy”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • contribute to collision avoidance system
  • design and implementation of a system that spans perception, planning, and control
  • developing tooling for large scale data curation
Typical background
BS in relevant engineering fieldsstrong coding skills in C++experience deploying software in robotics products

Skills & requirements

Required

C++Autonomous Driving TechnologyMl-based PerceptionOnboard Latency OptimizationState Estimation AlgorithmsCollision Avoidance

Preferred

Deploying ML Models In Edge EnvironmentsDeveloping State Estimation Algorithms For Tracking ApplicationsOptimizing Architectures For Accuracy Vs. Compute Tradeoff

Stack & domain

C++Ml-based PerceptionState Estimation AlgorithmsOnboard Latency OptimizationLarge Scale Data CurationAccuracyLatency RequirementsPrecisionDetailsCollaborationAutonomous DrivingCollision AvoidancePerceptionPlanningControl

About the role

Original posting from Nuro

Who We Are 

Nuro believes self-driving vehicles are the most immediate and profound opportunity for AI to drive positive change in the physical world. Safer streets, more time for what matters, and easier access to the world around us, that’s why we’re building a universal autonomy platform: self-driving for all roads and all rides.

Founded in 2016, Nuro is a physical AI company developing Level 4 autonomous driving technology for a wide range of vehicles, use cases, and markets. Powered by the Nuro Driver™, our universal autonomy platform enables the global mobility ecosystem to deploy autonomy at scale, from robotaxis and logistics fleets to personal vehicles.

With years of real-world deployment experience and a flexible, partner-led business model, Nuro is working toward a future where millions of autonomous vehicles powered by our technology help make everyday life safer, easier, and more connected.

Nuro has raised over $2B in capital from Uber, NVIDIA, Google, Softbank, Fidelity, T. Rowe Price, and other leading investors.

About the Role

Safety and redundancy is one of the key requirements to Nuro Driver™. In this role, you will contribute to our Parallel Autonomy System and Collision Detection System to protect our passengers and other road participants from the unknown unknowns. Here, you’ll be challenged to provide utmost accuracy while working with exacting latency requirements, where millisecond counts.

About the Work

This team tackles a wide range of problems: ML-based perception across all sensor modalities including audio, estimating object velocity and acceleration with high accuracy, onboard latency optimization, and developing tooling for large scale data curation.

Partner with a tight-knit group of engineers who focus on collision avoidance.

Participate in the design and implementation of a system that spans perception, planning, and control.

Contribute to designing the validation methodology in order to validate a system that is required to perform at extremely high recall and precision on exceedingly rare events.

About You

BS in relevant engineering fields, such as CS, EE, or applied mathematics.

Strong coding skills in C++.

Experience deploying software in robotics products.

Willingness to sweat the details and strive for precision in your work.

Additional preferred experience:

Deploying ML models in edge environments. 

Developing state estimation algorithms for tracking applications.

Optimizing architectures to explore the accuracy vs. compute tradeoff.

At Nuro, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected pay range is between $193,930.00 and $291,150.00/year for the level at which this job has been scoped. Your base pay will depend on several factors, including your experience, qualifications, education, location, and skills. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package.

At Nuro, we celebrate differences and are committed to a diverse workplace that fosters inclusion and psychological safety for all employees. Nuro is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and expressly prohibits any form of workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. #LI-DNP

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