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Software Engineer, Performance Engineering Optimization

Aurora


Job Location:

Mountain View, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 116000 - 174000
Posted: 11 November 2026 (3 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 8 February 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Software Engineering

Job Summary

Who we are

Auroras mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely quickly and broadly.

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 will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate intelligent individuals growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. For the latest news from Aurora visit or follow us on LinkedIn.

What we are looking for

Were searching for a Software Engineer for our Performance Engineering Optimization (PEO) team.

The PEO team aims to empower Aurorans to reduce onboard software latency & improve hardware utilization by:

  • Building production-level tooling & processes to ensure software performs as required.

  • Provide for rapid robotic software performance experimentation through data-driven feedback loops.

  • Building tooling to discover & diagnose software & hardware performance problems.

  • Help autonomy engineers determine the cause and effect relationship between onboard events.

In this role you will

  • Create and contribute to tooling that probes collects & processes monumental amounts of performance data both on-vehicle & in-simulation.

  • Design build and maintain robust cost-effective data pipelines and processing systems that ingest and transform data across sources into our warehouse supporting downstream tools for performance visualization and analysis

  • Collaborate cross functionally with engineers in various domains within Aurora including Autonomy Sensing Vehicle Platform Infrastructure on optimization efforts.

Required Qualifications

  • C or Python programming and software design skills.

  • Knowledge of ETL pipelines.

  • Ability to apply statistical and ML methods for data analysis.

  • Experience and knowledge of Linux fundamentals.

  • BS or MS in Robotics Computer Science or a related field with 1-3 years of professional experience.

Desirable Qualifications

  • Knowledge and interest in cloud storage cloud based data pipelines.

  • Experience in data science and data engineering on cloud platforms.

  • Familiarity with Linux OS fundamentals and basic concepts of performance optimization for soft real-time systems.

The base salary range for this position is $116000 - $174000 per Year. Auroras pay ranges are determined by role level and location. Within the range the successful candidates 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.

Working at Aurora

At Aurora we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity set outrageous goals and build a culture where we win together all without any jerks.

We believe in-person work increases collaboration empathy and our ability to lead effectively. As a result Aurorans are expected to work from the office at least 3 days per week with some roles requiring more frequent in-office presence up to 5 days per week based on operational needs.

Our Careers page provides insight into what it is like to work at Aurora and you can find all the latest updates in our Newsroom.

Our commitment to safety

At the core of everything we do is our commitment to safety. Building best-in-class self-driving technology will take time and we believe that each employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety every step of the way. Aurora expects commitment to our safety policies from every employee and seeks candidates who take an active responsibility can contribute to building an atmosphere of trust and invest in the organizations long-term success by prioritizing working safely no matter what.

Our commitment to inclusion

Aurora considers candidates without regard to their race color religion national origin age sex gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation marital status pregnancy status parent or caregiver status ancestry political affiliation veteran and/or military status physical or mental disability or any other status protected by federal or state law. Aurora considers qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal state and local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability you may contact us at .

For California applicants information collected and processed as part of your application and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Auroras California Employment Privacy Policy.


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