Application Guide
How to Apply for Senior Software Technical Program Manager - Infra and Platform Tooling
at Nuro
🏢 About Nuro
Nuro is pioneering autonomous delivery robots that are electric, efficient, and designed specifically for goods transportation, not passengers. Their focus on reducing emissions and making deliveries more affordable positions them at the intersection of robotics, sustainability, and logistics. Working here means contributing to tangible, real-world deployments of autonomous technology that directly impacts communities and the environment.
About This Role
This Senior Software TPM role is critical for ensuring Nuro's driverless readiness by leading the technical program execution for systems verification and validation (V&V) tooling. You'll be the central hub connecting AI Platform, Simulation, Systems, and Autonomy teams to integrate tooling and data pipelines. Your work directly translates high-level verification needs into concrete requirements for perception, planning, control, and safety validation workflows.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day involves coordinating with AI Platform, Simulation, and Systems teams to align on tooling integration needs, updating detailed execution plans in Asana or Confluence to track V&V milestones, and leading meetings to translate high-level verification requirements into actionable tooling specs for autonomy workflows. You'll spend time mitigating risks in data pipelines, reviewing metrics on custom dashboards, and ensuring progress toward driverless readiness deadlines.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Nuro Is Looking For
- Has 5+ years in technical program management or systems engineering within robotics, automotive, or a related field, with proven experience leading cross-functional programs involving software, hardware, autonomy, or systems teams.
- Possesses a strong understanding of system verification and validation (V&V) methodologies and testing frameworks, specifically as they apply to autonomous systems or complex robotics.
- Demonstrates experience translating high-level systems needs into concrete tooling requirements and building detailed execution plans with risk tracking, likely using tools like Asana, Confluence, or custom dashboards.
- Has a technical background (Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related degree) enabling effective communication between AI, Simulation, Systems, and Autonomy engineering teams.
📝 Tips for Applying to Nuro
Explicitly quantify your experience with systems verification and validation (V&V) in robotics or automotive contexts—mention specific frameworks, tools, or standards you've used.
Highlight specific examples where you served as the primary interface between multiple engineering disciplines (e.g., software, hardware, autonomy) to integrate tooling or data pipelines.
Tailor your resume to show how you've translated high-level systems needs into concrete tooling requirements, especially for perception, planning, control, or safety validation workflows.
Mention experience with program management tools relevant to Nuro's stack (Asana, Confluence, custom dashboards) and how you used them to track milestones, dependencies, and risks.
Research and reference Nuro's specific deployments or technical challenges in Mountain View to show genuine interest in their mission of electric, autonomous delivery.
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
["Your direct experience with systems verification and validation (V&V) in robotics or autonomous systems, linking it to Nuro's goal of driverless readiness.", 'Specific examples of acting as the primary interface between cross-functional engineering teams (like AI, Simulation, Systems) to ensure tooling integration.', "How you've successfully translated high-level verification needs into concrete tooling requirements and execution plans, mentioning relevant tools or methodologies.", "Your passion for Nuro's mission of sustainable, electric delivery robots and how your background aligns with their technical challenges in Mountain View."]
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Nuro's specific deployments and partnerships (e.g., with Domino's, FedEx, or Kroger) to understand their real-world application and scale.
- → Their technical blog, press releases, or talks about autonomy stack, simulation tools, or V&V approaches to grasp their current tooling landscape.
- → The company's sustainability mission and how electric, efficient delivery robots reduce emissions—tying it to your interest in impactful work.
- → News about their regulatory progress or safety frameworks, as this role directly supports driverless readiness and validation.
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Applying with generic program management experience without highlighting specific robotics, automotive, or autonomy V&V context.
- Failing to demonstrate cross-functional coordination between technical teams (AI, Simulation, Systems, Autonomy) in your application materials.
- Overlooking the tooling focus—not emphasizing experience with requirements translation, integration, or tools like Asana/Confluence for execution tracking.
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
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