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Nuro · 14 hours ago

Director of Engineering, Eval Platform

positionMountain View, California (HQ)
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityDirector/Executive
money$258K/yr - $387K/yr

Nuro is a self-driving technology company focused on making autonomy accessible to all. They are seeking a seasoned engineering leader to define the technical vision and execution strategy for the Eval Platform, which is crucial for autonomy development and validation.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesRoboticsTransportation
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Responsibilities

Define and own the technical vision and roadmap for the Eval Platform, spanning simulation, evaluation infrastructure, and software quality operations
Lead, mentor, and grow a multi‑team organization (managers and senior ICs), fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement
Build and scale simulation and eval capabilities that support both rapid autonomy iteration and rigorous validation use cases
Own the autonomy evaluation and validation platform, and partner closely with Autonomy and Systems leadership, ensuring it is reliable, scalable, and trusted by autonomy engineering, validation, and leadership
Represent Eval Platform at the executive level, clearly communicating tradeoffs, progress, risks, and readiness

Qualification

Simulation systemsEvaluation platformsLarge-scale MLRobotics systemsTechnical visionData-driven decision makingLeadershipContinuous improvementHigh-ambiguity environmentCommunication skillsMentoring

Required

Deep technical expertise in building simulation systems, evaluation platforms for large‑scale ML / robotics systems
Strong understanding of autonomy and validation, and how to build high quality tools for these use cases
Proven experience leading and scaling high‑impact engineering organizations, including managers and senior ICs
Ability to translate complex technical signals into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership
Comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, high‑ambiguity environment

Benefits

Annual performance bonus
Equity
Competitive benefits package

Company

Nuro

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Nuro is a robotics company specializing in the development of autonomous driving technologies.
dateFounded in 2016
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://nuro.ai

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (50)
2024 (67)
2023 (91)
2022 (91)
2021 (68)
2020 (55)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$2.34B
Key Investors
Disney AcceleratorTiger Global ManagementT. Rowe Price
2025-08-21Series E· $97M
2025-04-09Series E· $106M
2024-04-06Secondary Market

Leadership Team

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Jiajun Zhu
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
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Dave Ferguson
Co-Founder
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