Software Engineer, Behavior Planning

Responsibilities

• Develop real-time algorithms for selecting safe and comfortable trajectories for a self-driving vehicle
• Design and implement production-grade software for the Aurora Driver
• Analyze large-scale real-world data to train and evaluate machine learning models and improve data pipelines supporting algorithm development.
• Design metric suites and testing workflows for rapid iteration on algorithms

• BS, MS, or PhD in Robotics, Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
• 4 years of applied industry experience programming and designing software in C, especially in low latency or real-time environments
• Experience in designing, building, and product ionizing motion planning algorithms (cost function design, optimization and sampling-based techniques) or state estimation algorithms

• Expertise with GPU or ML toolkits such as CUDA, PyTorch, Tensor Flow, and/or TensorRT
• Experience delivering solutions in robotics applications to production.

The base salary range for this position is $126,000 – $181,500 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.

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.

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