Senior Software Engineer
Aurora Innovation (View all Jobs)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Interview Process
1. Simplified real-world coding task on Coderpad.io 2. Time-boxed take-home assignment 3. Face-to-face meeting with teammates.
Salary
$136,000 - $234,000
Programming Languages Mentioned
Golang, Python
Who We Are
Aurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation safer, increasingly accessible, and more reliable and efficient than ever before. The Aurora Driver will create a new era in mobility and logistics, one that will bring a safer, more efficient, and more accessible future to everyone.
At Aurora, you'll solve massively complex problems alongside other passionate, smart people, growing as an expert while broadening your field of knowledge. For Aurora’s latest news, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.
Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re searching for a Software Engineer to join our Developer Experience team, focused on building the tools and systems used by Aurora software engineers.
In this role, you will:
- Build and enhance the developer platform required to deliver on Aurora’s product ambitions, including the Aurora Driver
- Focus on solving the problems of efficiently developing and delivering a complex software system at scale
- Help develop, run, and grow the tools / services used to build and test autonomous vehicle systems
- Work with engineers from across the organization to understand developer pain points
- Design, implement, and maintain command line tools and web services that enhance the GitHub platform
- Mentor junior team members and maintain engineering excellence
Required Qualifications:
- Degree in computer science or related field (or equivalent working experience)
- 3+ years of experience working on large software development projects spanning multiple teams
- Highly proficient in Python or Golang programming
- Ability to work with others on design and implementation and both provide and receive constructive feedback
- Ability to estimate and deliver their work on schedule
- Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technology
- Good communication skills and the ability to work efficiently with cross functional and geographically dispersed teams
- Comfortable with Git and GitHub
- Comfortable with Linux/other unix environments
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with developer tools and software development & delivery workflows
- Experience with GitHub API’s, GitHub administration, code review platforms and/or other version control systems.
- Experience with CI/CD platforms (Buildkite, Jenkins, Circle CI)
- Experience with Cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
- Experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform
- Understanding of the challenges, trade offs, and approaches involved in providing a world class developer experience in a monorepo development environment
- Passionate about understanding the needs of our engineering teams and shipping tools/features that increase code velocity and improve the overall developer experience
- Contributions to open source project(s)
- Past experience with release engineering, build systems, devops, and related areas is a huge plus
The base salary range for this position is $136,000 - $234,000 per year. Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.
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