Nuro · 3 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Compute System
Mountain View, California (HQ)
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $241K/yrNuro is a self-driving technology company on a mission to make autonomy accessible to all. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build and scale Nuro's large-scale computing infrastructure that supports critical business applications, focusing on creating efficient and reliable systems.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesRoboticsTransportation
Responsibilities
Design and develop scalable, reliable frameworks: BATES to orchestrate and execute large-scale workloads in cloud and on-premise clusters
Collaborate with application teams throughout Nuro to provide robust, generic tools and APIs that accelerate their development of business critical applications
Optimize workload efficiency and turnaround time by deeply understanding and analyzing application context to identify inefficiencies and bottlenecks, prioritize tasks, and implement innovative solutions
Qualification
Required
Proven experience in building and developing large-scale distributed applications (e.g. Kubernetes)
Self-motivated to identify opportunities for system improvement and drive positive change
Ability to turn high-level requirements into a detailed, cohesive system design
Willingness to deeply understand application logic across Nuro and a passion for going the extra mile
Highly collaborative and care about creating the best possible user experience
Demonstrated ability to thrive in the ambiguity of a dynamic, start-up environment or have the DNA to do so
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field or equivalent experience
Preferred
Experience with database technologies (e.g., Redis, SQL, NoSQL) and pub/sub systems
Experience with hyperscalers, particularly Google Cloud Platform or other major providers
Experience with workflow management tools or map-reduce frameworks such as Apache Airflow, Buildkite, Ray, or Dataflow
Experience with Linux system, e.g. CPU scheduler, memory management, file systems
Experience with data analysis, includes defining metrics, running A/B testing, and building metric dashboards
Experience with real-time monitoring framework like Prometheus
Experience with continuous integration/delivery (CI/CD)
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Equity
Competitive benefits package
Company
Nuro
Nuro is a robotics company specializing in the development of autonomous driving technologies.
Founded in 2016
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.34BKey Investors
Disney AcceleratorTiger Global ManagementT. Rowe Price
2025-08-21Series E· $97M
2025-04-09Series E· $106M
2024-04-06Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Jiajun Zhu
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Dave Ferguson
Co-Founder
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