Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack – Services

Aurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly.

Aurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly.

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 are searching for a Senior Software Engineer - Aurora Services to join our team. The Aurora Services team sits at the core of Aurora's mission to scale safe autonomous driving. As we scale from operating a small fleet of vehicles to hundreds and thousands on the road, we build the core command-and-control software, real-time operator interfaces, and data tracking tools that enable seamless commercial fleet operations.

• Own substantial full-stack software components and drive technical projects from ambiguous, high-level goals into fully defined, production-ready systems.
• Play a key role in the design and evolution of the team's software products, APIs, and data pipelines to support real-time fleet operations and operator workflows.
• Balance tradeoffs between short-term MVPs and scalable long-term software design, coordinating dependencies and work estimates to deliver critical operational functionality smoothly.
• Establish and guide team best practices for code quality, testing, performance optimization, and documentation, actively participating in code reviews and architecture discussions.
• Serve as a primary point of contact and subject matter expert for core team components, consulting with interdisciplinary teams across operations, autonomy, and cloud infrastructure to align on deliverables.
• Identify bottlenecks in existing systems and independently drive meaningful improvements to overall code quality, performance, and system reliability.
• Advocate for new technologies or shared infrastructure across the company and help integrate them into the team's stack while onboarding and advising peers.

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of industry experience in software development, with a proven track record of owning and delivering key deliverables within large-scale full-stack systems.
• Hands-on proficiency across the full software lifecycle, combining core systems and architectural foundations with modern client-facing applications and data storage solutions.
• Experience designing, refactoring, and maintaining REST/gRPC APIs and microservices.
• Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous requirements, break them down into actionable technical plans, and execute independently.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills, with experience advising interdisciplinary partners and translating operational requirements into clean software abstractions.

• Prior experience in real-time distributed systems, fleet management platforms, command-and-control software, or logistics/iot tracking.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and deployment tooling (e.g., AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Docker).
• Exposure to onboard vehicle software or C++ codebases.

For roles based in Mountain View, CA, and San Francisco, CA:
The salary range for this position is $162,000 - $260,000 per year. For roles based in Pittsburgh, PA:
The salary range for this position is $146,000 - $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,…