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Senior Software Engineer, Sensor Platform

California - HQ💼 Full-time💰 $160,360–$160,360🗓 2026-08-27 → 2026-09-27

Core

Design and develop sensor and compute systems for robotics, including device drivers, inter-device protocols, and runtime APIs for Level 4 autonomous driving.

Role type

Senior Software Engineer (Sensor Platform)

Builds

Hardware-agnostic sensor and compute platform for perception and autonomy SW stacks

Domain

Autonomous driving / Robotics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

C++ (concurrency), Linux kernel programming, device driver development, real-time systems, system software architecture, debugging complex systems, cross-functional project leadership, mentoring

Preferred skills

Robotics hardware components, embedded platforms (multi-CPU/GPU/ISP), peripheral protocols (USB/SPI/I2C/UART), radar/lidar/camera experience, machine learning/image processing, GPU programming, networking (IP stack)

Responsibilities

Architect and deploy Nuro sensors & autonomous SW with high reliability and performance; Deliver reliable SW through metrics monitoring, automated testing, and vendor collaboration; Debug complex systems, root-cause failure modes, and deploy effective solutions; Lead cross-functional projects on sensors and compute for autonomous vehicles; Mentor software engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship

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