Staff Software Engineer Frameworks

Who we are

Auroras mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely quickly and broadly.

The Aurora Driver will create a new era in mobility and logistics one that will bring a safer more efficient and more accessible future to everyone.

At Aurora you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate intelligent individuals growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. For the latest news from Aurora visit or follow us on LinkedIn.

What we are looking for

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 are searching for a Staff Software Engineer to join Auroras Autonomy Frameworks team. This team builds the robotics middleware that powers the Aurora Driver: the runtime framework that every Autonomy and Simulation application uses to communicate execute and interact with the vehicle platform both on the road and offline in the cloud.

In this role you will

• Define and evolve the architecture of Auroras AV runtime framework across on-vehicle and offline execution

• Design and implement high-performance low-latency inter-module communication including shared-memory zero-copy IPC and RPC

• Own stack configuration deployment and process lifecycle management on the vehicle compute platform

• Improve the determinism fidelity and performance of offline execution so on-vehicle behavior can be faithfully reproduced at scale

• Build framework capabilities for fault traceability health monitoring and recovery that support Auroras safety case

• Design intuitive C APIs that make the right patterns easy for Autonomy engineers

• Provide engineering support for field testing and fleet operations

• Mentor senior engineers set coding standards and drive the long-term roadmap for the AV framework

Required Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field or equivalent industry experience

• Expert-level C programming skills and the ability to design high-performance thread-safe and memory-efficient systems in a Linux environment

• Proven experience building middleware runtime frameworks or distributed systems such as pub/sub messaging IPC schedulers or executors

• Deep understanding of concurrency memory models and Linux systems internals (processes threads scheduling shared memory)

• Ability to work across multiple programming languages and paradigms

• A passion for writing robust intuitive and pragmatic production code

• Ability to navigate and work effectively in large codebases

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work autonomously and collaborate effectively with colleagues across time zones

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience with robotics middleware such as ROS 2 or ThreadX or FreeRTOS or with soft real-time systems

• Experience with deterministic simulation log replay or reproducible execution

• Experience with performance evaluation and optimization

• Experience with safety-critical systems

For roles based in Pittsburgh PA: The salary range for this position is $171000 - $273000 per year.

For roles based in San Francisco CA Mountain View CA and Seattle WA: The salary range for this position is $189000 - $303000 per year.

Auroras pay ranges are determined by role level and location. Within the range the successful candidates 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.

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 believe in-person work increases collaboration empathy and our ability to lead effectively. As a result Aurorans are expected to work from the office at least 3 days per week with some roles requiring more frequent in-office presence up to 5 days per week based on operational needs.

Our Careers page provides insight into what it is like to work at Aurora and you can find all the latest updates in our Newsroom.

Our commitment to safety

At the core of everything we do is our commitment to safety. Building best-in-class self-driving technology will take time and we believe that each employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety every step of the way. Aurora expects commitment to our safety policies from every employee and seeks candidates who take an active responsibility can contribute to building an atmosphere of trust and invest in the organizations long-term success by prioritizing working safely no matter what.

Our commitment to inclusion

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 .

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