Staff Software Engineer, Performance

• Analyze, profile, debug, monitor, and optimize the performance of AV software
• Design and develop systems and tools for memory management, thread prioritization, process/thread lifetime management
• Work with engineers from different teams to define system-level architecture and building blocks
• Build core libraries and APIs to enable autonomy engineers to write high-performance code
• Drive and encourage best practices within the team and the rest of the organization

This role contributes to making autonomy accessible to all by optimizing self-driving technology for safety and efficiency, empowering a safer, richer, and more connected future.

• Strong system fundamentals and proficiency in C++
• Expertise in computer architecture and operating systems
• Experience developing in a highly-concurrent, multi-processor, and multi-threaded environment
• Experience with performance optimizations and software porting across various compute architectures (x86, ARM, GPUs, SoCs)
• Experience with performance profiling tools such as perf, VTune, BPF, Nvidia Nsight Systems
• 7+ years of relevant industry experience
• BS, MS or PhD in CS or related technical field

Base pay range: $222,000 - $333,000 annually, plus annual performance bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package. Nuro fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace with psychological safety for all employees.

Nuro is a self-driving technology company on a mission to make autonomy accessible to all, building scalable autonomous driving technology that supports applications from robotaxis to personally owned vehicles.