Software Engineer, Autonomy - New Grad

Who We Are

Nuro exists to better everyday life through robotics. Founded in 2016, Nuro is a leading autonomous technology company with vehicles on road today in California and Texas. The company’s core technology is the Nuro Driver, an integrated autonomous driving system consisting of state-of-the-art, AI-first software and custom-built sense and compute hardware. The first commercial application of the Nuro Driver is autonomous goods delivery with our custom, electric, zero-occupant vehicles in partnership with some of the most recognized brands in the world including Uber and FedEx.

About The Role

Our software organization is growing and we are looking for talented engineers to join our autonomy team. As an autonomy engineer, you will work on challenging problems alongside a world-class team with a common real passion for advancing robotics to improve the human experience.

About The Work

1. Solve real world autonomy problems in one or more of the following areas:
   1. Machine learning and computer vision, including:
      1. Perception tasks like detection, segmentation, tracking, classification and prediction across camera, lidar, radar and thermal data
      2. Behavior tasks like prediction and planning
      3. Techniques that allow us to scale data training, produce robust models and deploy them on the robot including active learning, semi- and self- supervised learning, model compression and architecture search, generative modeling
   2. Robotics including system architecture, state estimation, multi-object target tracking and 3D reconstruction
   3. Tools and processes to evaluate our system to make sure it is safe for deployment
2. Design novel algorithms and produce robust, well-tested C++ software
3. Work fast and smart, and collaborate well with other awesome team members

About You

1. You are a recent graduate or graduating soon (BS, MS or PhD) with focus on one or more of the areas listed above
2. You are a skilled algorithm designer with strong problem solving
3. You are a talented software developer ideally with experience in C++/Python
4. You have experience working with machine learning or autonomous systems
5. You have a knack and real passion for searching and solving hard problems
6. You are passionate about accelerating the benefits of robotics for everyday life

At Nuro, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected pay range is between $125,400 and $188,100 for the level at which this job has been scoped. Your base pay will depend on several factors, including your experience, qualifications, education, location, and skills. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package.

At Nuro, we celebrate differences and are committed to a diverse workplace that fosters inclusion and psychological safety for all employees. Nuro is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and expressly prohibits any form of workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.