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Aurora · 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Rendering and Sensor Simulation

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$189K/yr - $303K/yr

Aurora is a company focused on delivering the benefits of self-driving technology. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop and maintain their in-house sensor simulation software, ensuring high performance and accuracy for autonomous driving systems.

AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesElectric VehicleTransportation
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Develop, optimize, and maintain core components of Alba, Aurora's sensor simulation software
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Alba with other autonomous driving systems and ensure seamless data flow
Identify and address performance bottlenecks, continuously improving the speed and scalability of the simulation system
Contribute to the architectural design and evolution of the sensor simulation platform

Qualification

C++Performance engineeringPhysically based renderingGPU programmingPythonMulti-threadingVectorizationDigital Content CreationNetwork distributed programmingThird-party graphics libraries

Required

Strong proficiency in C++ with a deep understanding of software engineering principles
Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of physically based rendering and production rendering systems
Experience in performance engineering using manual code instrumentation and profiling tools (e.g. Intel Vtune)
Extensive experience in writing and optimizing high-performance code, particularly for computationally intensive applications
Proven track record of optimizing existing codebases using techniques such as multi-threading, vectorization, and leveraging performance libraries (e.g. ISPC)

Preferred

Experience with Digital Content Creation (DCC) tools such as Houdini
Familiarity with Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD)
Experience with GPU programming, in particular Optix and CUDA
Experience with third-party graphics libraries (e.g., Embree, OIIO)
Knowledge of network distributed programming
Proficiency in Python

Benefits

Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Benefits

Company

Aurora

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Aurora is building self-driving technology to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling trucks to ride-hailing passenger ones.
dateFounded in 2017
location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://aurora.tech

H1B Sponsorship

Aurora has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (11)
2024 (51)
2023 (91)
2022 (77)
2021 (38)
2020 (51)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$4.19B
Key Investors
UberSequoia Capital
2024-08-01Post Ipo Equity· $483M
2023-07-19Post Ipo Equity· $820M
2021-11-04Post Ipo Equity· $1.8B

Leadership Team

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Chris Urmson
CEO and co-founder
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Sterling Anderson
Co-Founder & CPO
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Recent News

Aurora Blog
Investing in the Future of Transportation, Aurora Raises over $530 million
2025-12-24
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Lightspeed Venture Partners portfolio- Aurora(Ravi Mhatre - Partner & Co-Founder, Raviraj Jain - Partner)
2025-12-24
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Detmar Selects Aurora to Deploy Expanded Fleet of Autonomous Trucks for Major Energy Producer
2025-12-08
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