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For the latest news from Aurora, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.\nWhat we are looking for\nAurora 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.\nWe are searching for a Senior Software Engineer - Aurora Services to join our team. The Aurora Services team sits at the core of Aurora's mission to scale safe autonomous driving. As we scale from operating a small fleet of vehicles to hundreds and thousands on the road, we build the core command-and-control software, real-time operator interfaces, and data tracking tools that enable seamless commercial fleet operations.\nIn this role you will\nOwn substantial full-stack software components and drive technical projects from ambiguous, high-level goals into fully defined, production-ready systems.\n\nPlay a key role in the design and evolution of the team's software products, APIs, and data pipelines to support real-time fleet operations and operator workflows.\n\nBalance tradeoffs between short-term MVPs and scalable long-term software design, coordinating dependencies and work estimates to deliver critical operational functionality smoothly.\n\nEstablish and guide team best practices for code quality, testing, performance optimization, and documentation, actively participating in code reviews and architecture discussions.\n\nServe as a primary point of contact and subject matter expert for core team components, consulting with interdisciplinary teams across operations, autonomy, and cloud infrastructure to align on deliverables.\n\nIdentify bottlenecks in existing systems and independently drive meaningful improvements to overall code quality, performance, and system reliability.\n\nAdvocate for new technologies or shared infrastructure across the company and help integrate them into the team's stack while onboarding and advising peers.\n\nRequired qualifications\nBS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.\n\n5+ years of industry experience in software development, with a proven track record of owning and delivering key deliverables within large-scale full-stack systems.\n\nHands-on proficiency across the full software lifecycle, combining core systems and architectural foundations with modern client-facing applications and data storage solutions.\n\nExperience designing, refactoring, and maintaining REST/gRPC APIs and microservices.\n\nDemonstrated ability to take ambiguous requirements, break them down into actionable technical plans, and execute independently.\n\nStrong cross-functional communication skills, with experience advising interdisciplinary partners and translating operational requirements into clean software abstractions.\n\nDesirable qualifications\nPrior experience in real-time distributed systems, fleet management platforms, command-and-control software, or logistics/iot tracking.\n\nExperience with cloud infrastructure and deployment tooling (e.g., AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Docker).\n\nExposure to onboard vehicle software or C++ codebases.\n\nFor roles based in Mountain View, CA, and San Francisco, CA: The salary range for this position is $162,000 - $260,000 per year. For roles based in Pittsburgh, PA: The salary range for this position is $146,000 - $234,000 per year.\nAurora’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.\nWorking at Aurora\nAt 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.\nWe 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.\nOurCareers page provides insight into what it is like to work at Aurora, and you can find all the latest updates in our Newsroom.\nOur commitment to safety\nAt 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 organization’s long-term success by prioritizing working safely, no matter what.\nOur commitment to inclusion\nAurora 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. 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