Aurora Innovation · 18 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer - Vehicle Platforms
Pittsburgh, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$171K/yr - $273K/yr
10+ years expAurora Innovation is focused on delivering the benefits of self-driving technology. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design of the vehicle compute and networking stack, ensuring a scalable interface between autonomy software and hardware platforms.
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Responsibilities
Architect and lead the design of the vehicle compute and networking stack, ensuring a modular and scalable interface between autonomy software and diverse hardware platforms
Drive the technical roadmap for hardware health monitoring and fleet-wide performance optimization, transforming raw system metrics into actionable insights for fleet reliability
Lead cross-functional integration efforts for new sensors and embedded devices, defining the standards for low-latency data interfaces used by the autonomy stack
Establish rigorous engineering standards for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing and automated performance profiling to guarantee the safety and stability of onboard code
Mentor senior engineers and provide technical oversight on complex system-level challenges, ranging from Linux kernel tuning to multi-layer networking protocols (OSI Layers 1-4)
Qualification
Required
10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a proven track record of leading large-scale architectural projects at the hardware/software interface
Expert-level C++ programming skills and the ability to design high-performance, thread-safe, and memory-efficient systems in a Linux environment
Experience with networking protocols including low-level (CAN bus, UDP, TCP) and high-level (gRPC, RTP, HTTP) communication
7+ years of experience in system-level development, including deep knowledge of Linux networking stacks, performance profiling, and hardware bring-up
Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional projects that require coordination between software, hardware, and systems engineering teams
Preferred
Experience working with sensors used for autonomy: lidars, radars, cameras, etc
Mastery of Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) protocols such as PTP/gPTP and experience with Ethernet switching architectures
Experience developing safety-critical systems or working within functional safety frameworks (e.g., ISO 26262)
Deep expertise in performance optimization for heterogeneous compute (CPU, GPU, and hardware accelerators)
Professional networking certifications (e.g., CCNA/CCNP) and a strong understanding of complex OSI model interactions
Experience designing distributed health-monitoring frameworks for large-scale robotic or automotive fleets
Benefits
Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Benefits
Company
Aurora Innovation
Aurora Innovation helps companies, businesses and organisations with many incoming calls, high availability requirements as well as service.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$3.11M2017-04-05Series Unknown· $3.11M
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