Principal Software Engineer, Onboard Infrastructure

Nuro · Mountain View, California (HQ)

Nuro is hiring a Principal Software Engineer, Onboard Infrastructure in Mountain View, California (HQ). The role focuses on operating systems & kernel, embedded & firmware, compilers & runtimes, databases & storage, networking, virtualization & containers, graphics, gpu & compute, low-latency & performance.

Key responsibilities

• Architect core onboard systems for embedded compute, sensor integration, runtime frameworks, inter-device communication, and distributed execution across current and future vehicle platforms.
• Develop onboard distributed systems, including high-performance communication between compute nodes, module orchestration, monitoring, logging, diagnostics, and large-scale autonomy/sensor data pipelines.
• You will architect hardware-agnostic device interfaces, inter-device communication pipelines, runtime APIs, and onboard software platforms that enable Nuro’s autonomy stack to run safely and efficiently across current and future vehicle platforms.

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