Senior Software Engineer (Sensor Platform)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 2, 2026. Nuro scores B on the Alion truth index.
Join Nuro, a leading robotics company, as a Senior Software Engineer on the Devices Platform team. In this role, you will design and develop sensor and compute systems for robotics, architect and deploy Nuro sensors and autonomous software, and lead cross-functional projects. You will also mentor software engineers and collaborate with internal stakeholders and external suppliers. This position offers a competitive salary, company stock options, health insurance, and work-from-home opportunities.
Missions
- Design and develop sensor and compute systems for robotics, ensuring high reliability and performance.
- Lead cross-functional projects on sensors and compute for autonomous vehicles, collaborating effectively with engineers, PMs, and other stakeholders.
- Mentor software engineers to bring them to their full potential, fostering technical excellence and professional growth.
Profil recherché
- Clear and concise communication- Technical excellence: Proven ability to deep dive into complex real-time systems; strong proficiency in C++, with emphasis on concurrency; system software development expertise, from the device driver to the application level, with deep understanding of Linux kernel-level algorithmic correctness and performance optimization
- 6+ years of experience with a bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field; 4+ years of experience with a Ph.D degree
- Domain experience: Experience in robotics or autonomous driving systems
- Collaborates effectively with engineers, PMs, and other stakeholders
- Experience in robotics hardware components, including sensors, embedded platforms (with multiple CPUs, GPUs, ISPs, and accelerators)
- Experience with programming peripheral devices and device communication protocols such as USB, SPI, I2C, UART
- Experience with machine learning or image processing
- Experience with radar, lidar, visual or thermal imaging cameras
- Experience with GPU programming and low level driver optimization for Nvidia GPUs
- Knowledge of Linux kernel and device driver level programming, including threading, IPC, shared memory, and synchronization
- Knowledge of networking, full IP protocol stack, from PHY through TCP, UDP, and to application layer