About the RoleWe are looking for talented engineers to join our Performance team to optimize the performance of Nuro's AV software, ensuring our vehicles can react quickly and safely to the world around them. The team builds systems and tools for continuous performance analysis and drives latency reduction and resource efficiency efforts to ensure the autonomy teams can implement an autonomy stack that is efficient and performant for the current and future generations of the Nuro Driver.
About the Work- Analyze, profile, debug, monitor, and optimize the performance of AV software
- Design and develop systems and tools for memory management, thread prioritization, process/thread lifetime management
- Work with engineers from different teams to define the system-level architecture and building blocks
- Build core libraries and APIs to enable autonomy engineers to write high-performance code
- Drive and encourage best practices within the team and the rest of the organization
About You- Strong system fundamentals and proficiency in C++
- Expertise in computer architecture and operating systems
- Experience developing in a highly concurrent, multi-processor, and multi-threaded environment
- Experience with performance optimizations and software porting across a variety of compute architectures - like x86, ARM, GPUs, SoCs
- Experience with performance profiling tools such as perf, VTune, BPF, Nvidia Nsight Systems
- 2+ years of relevant industry experience
- BS, MS or PhD in CS, or related technical field
Bonus Points:- Experience with GPU programming (e.g. CUDA, OpenCL) and low level driver optimization for Nvidia GPUs.
- Experience with Nvidia DriveOS or ROS.
At Nuro, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected base pay range is between $160,360 and $240,540 for the level at which this job has been scoped. Your base pay will depend on several factors, including your experience, qualifications, education, location, and skills. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package.
