Nuro · 10 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer, Perception ML Data
Mountain View, California (HQ)
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$194K/yr - $291K/yr
4+ years expNuro is a company where ML and systems engineering converge to enhance autonomy performance. The Perception ML Data Engineer will bridge machine learning innovation and autonomy infrastructure, working on diverse and high-quality data to improve autonomous systems' understanding and performance.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesRoboticsTransportation
Responsibilities
Leverage VLMs to curate geographically diverse datasets matching real-world driving distributions
Develop high fidelity synthetic data frameworks across sensor modalities
Optimize ML-powered validation of data quality and model readiness
Architect hybrid systems combining deep learning and classical algorithms for scalable data curation and annotation
Design frameworks to quantify synthetic data’s real-world fidelity and improve synthetic data rendering quality
Build tools that automatically surface data gaps impacting perception model performance
Collaborate with autonomy engineers to turn raw sensor streams into targeted training priorities – addressing critical gaps that limit perception and autonomy performance
Qualification
Required
BS in Computer Science, Robotics, Statistics, Physics, Math or another quantitative area
4+ years of industry software engineering experience with Python fluency and C/C++ familiarity
Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical projects from design to completion
Practical experience in implementing ML solutions and enjoy integrating them into real-world systems
Focus on deploying impactful, integrated solutions rather than purely theoretical ML experimentation
Preferred
Familiarity working with synthetic or autonomous driving data
Experience building ML systems for robotic applications
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Equity
Competitive benefits package
Company
Nuro
Nuro is a robotics company specializing in the development of autonomous driving technologies.
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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