Senior Software Engineer, Devices Platform
Nuro · Mountain View, California (HQ)
Posted about 2 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 57 days Nuro's roles stay open a median of 82 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 3% of Nuro's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Nuro
- high 110 stale, 0 reposted of 110 open
- Hiring momentum
- 139 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Nuro's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Nuro.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Devices Platform team at Nuro, you will design and develop sensor and compute systems for robotics, focusing on high reliability and performance. Your role will involve debugging complex systems, leading cross-functional projects, and mentoring other engineers. You will also collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to integrate next-generation hardware platforms and ensure continuous testing and validation of the software.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Nuro as an employer.
What you need
- Experience in robotics or autonomous driving systems
- 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
- 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
Nice to have
- Experience in robotics hardware components, including sensors and embedded platforms
- Experience with programming peripheral devices and device communication protocols such as USB, SPI, I2C, UART
- Experience with radar, lidar, visual or thermal imaging cameras
- Experience with machine learning or image processing
- Experience with GPU programming and low level driver optimization for Nvidia GPUs
What you get
- Base pay range between $160,360 and $240,540
- Annual performance bonus
- Equity
- Competitive benefits package
Worth weighing
- Base pay range is quite broad, indicating potential variability based on experience and qualifications
- Role involves complex systems which may require ongoing learning and adaptation
- High visibility projects may come with pressure and expectations for performance
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Listed by Nuro on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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