Aurora

Sr. Software Engineer, Core Ingestion Infra

Pittsburgh, PA
USD 152k - 189k
gRPC Python Go API Kubernetes
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Description

Who We Are

Aurora (Nasdaq: AUR) is delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation safer, increasingly accessible, and more reliable and efficient than ever before. The Aurora Driver is a self-driving system designed to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling semi-trucks to ride-hailing passenger vehicles, and underpins Aurora Horizon and Aurora Connect, its driver-as-a-service products for trucking and ride-hailing. Aurora is working with industry leaders across the transportation ecosystem, including Toyota, FedEx, Volvo Trucks, PACCAR, Uber, Uber Freight, U.S. Xpress, Werner, Covenant, Schneider, and Ryder. For Aurora’s latest news, visit aurora.tech and @aurora_inno on Twitter.

Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re searching for a Senior software engineer to join Aurora’s Core Ingestion Infra team. The Core Ingestion Infra Team is responsible for building data infrastructure and services to empower highly distributed and mission critical pipeline that centers around vehicle logs including sensors and telemetry data  for analytics and downstream triaging.

In this role, you will

  • Design and build scalable distributed pipelines and gRPC service to extract, exploit logs and accelerate log ingestion and processing, monitor and debug sophisticated systems at scale.
  • Comfortable working with the PB scale of dataset (optical, lidar, and radar modalities) and champion engineering excellence by continuously optimizing the systems and processes with SLO/SLA in mind.
  • Leverage the cutting edge cloud technologies to own, architect, implement, and test scalable distributed data framework in the cloud. 
  • Own technical projects from end to end, contribute to the team’s OKR roadmap, and be responsible for major engineering decisions and tradeoffs. Effectively participate in team’s planning, code reviews and design discussions
  • Be a force multiplier across a diverse set of hardware and software engineers and proactively work together with stakeholders to achieve cross-departmental goals and satisfy company OKR.

Required Qualifications

  • BS/MS or PhD in Computer Science or a related field
  • Minimum 5 years related experience
  • Required programming skills: C++
  • Preferred programming skills: Python or GoLang
  • General knowledge of backend software systems networking, load balancing, API gateways, system security, gRPC services.
  • Knowledge of database design, database management and database scalability. 
  • Knowledge about workflow orchestration pipeline - Airflow, Kubernetes, CI/CD tooling.
  • Comfortable working with Cloud Native services.
  • Comfortable with Linux/other unix environments

Desirable Qualifications

  • Experience with large scale distributed systems or microservice architectures
  • A passion for writing robust, intuitive, high-performance code, and being pragmatic about it
  • Ability to navigate and work efficiently in large codebase
  • Understanding the decoding and encoding of sensor data 
  • Strong software development background demonstrated by industry experience in building platforms that serving AV development and commercialization

The base salary range for this position is $152,000-$189,000 per year.  Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.

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Working at Aurora

At Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous goals, and build a culture where we win together — all without any jerks.

We have offices in several locations across the United States, where we encourage team and cross-functional collaboration. Aurora offers competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, and additional healthcare support including medical transportation reimbursement, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits. We empower our employees and their families with options to further their unique physical, mental, and financial well-being.

Our Learning and Development offerings include Aurora Academy, where our people learn, develop, and practice the essential skills that drive Aurora’s mission, continually up-leveling our team along the way. Our Careers page provides insight into career opportunities at Aurora, and you can find all the latest news on our Blog. 

Safety is central to everything we do. Every employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety, every step of the way. We seek candidates who take active responsibility, can contribute to building an atmosphere of trust, and invest in the organization's long-term success by working safely — no matter what.

We believe that self-driving technology has broad benefits – including increased access to transportation. To realize those benefits, we need a workforce with diverse experiences, insights, and perspectives — a workforce that reflects the communities our technology will serve.

Aurora is committed to providing access to anyone who seeks information from our website. We invite anyone using assistive technologies, such as a screen reader or Braille reader, to email us at careersiteaccommodations@aurora.tech  if they experience difficulty using our website. Please describe the accessibility problem and include a URL (if available).

Aurora considers candidates without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, parent or caregiver status, ancestry, political affiliation, veteran and/or military status, physical or mental disability, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Aurora considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at careersiteaccommodations@aurora.tech

For California applicants, information collected and processed as part of your application and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Aurora’s California Employment Privacy Policy.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Aurora, every employee is empowered to take an active role in building an inclusive, collaborative, and unified culture that leverages our diverse strengths, perspectives, and backgrounds. 

Transforming how the world moves people and goods involves seeking to understand backgrounds, insights, and lived experiences that differ from our own. One way we accomplish that is with our 15 employee-led Aurora Unified Groups, which support diverse voices and drive inclusive collaboration. We believe that teamwork, belonging, and trust motivate and support our employees to do their best work. As our team grows, we strive to attract and retain exceptional talent that adds new perspectives and experiences and continues to drive innovation. Learn more on our Culture Page.

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Aurora
Automotive Autonomous Vehicles Software Transportation

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