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Staff Software Engineer - Platform Performance

Aurora Innovation

$171,000 - $273,000
Sep 29, 2025
Pittsburgh, PA, US
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Aurora's mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. The Staff Software Engineer will join the Vehicle Connectivity team responsible for Aurora's self-driving vehicle connectivity stack for reliable, observable, and secure vehicle-to-cloud communications.

Requirements

  • Strong programming skills in C++ or GoLang
  • Ability to work across multiple programming languages and paradigms
  • Experience working with networking protocols, such as TCP, UDP, gRPC, HTTP
  • Linux network configuration and troubleshooting
  • Ability to navigate and work effectively in large codebases
  • Experience with performance evaluation and optimization.
  • Good understanding of ethernet switching and interaction between OSI layers 1, 2, 3 and 4

Responsibilities

  • Define vehicle connectivity and communication architecture
  • Perform connectivity bring up of new vehicle platforms
  • Address connectivity-specific concerns for vehicle runtime, e.g. networking configuration, performance, and observability
  • Work with autonomy engineers to meet latency and cost requirements for data collection and offload
  • Provide engineering support for field testing and fleet operations

Other

  • BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience
  • A passion for writing robust, intuitive, high-performance code, and being pragmatic about it
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Work autonomously, but still be a great team player with colleagues across time-zones
  • Experience with safety critical systems