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Aurora’s 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.
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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’re searching for a Software Engineer on the Machine Learning Data Engine: Labels Platform team. Our team is responsible for production services supporting high volume data labeling operations. We also provide data models and service interfacing supporting a variety of autonomy data consumers. Autonomy performance is directly dependent on data quality, selection, and volume. On this team you will have opportunities to work on projects that are mission-critical for the company. You will also have the opportunity to develop innovative industry-leading ML Ops solutions. Aurora is uniquely positioned to lead in this space due to its end-to-end data collection, labeling, model training and evaluation toolchain.
In this role, you will
- Apply production best practices to ensure platform reliability
- Feature development for new labeling applications
- Collaborate across teams and functions (product, program, operations, data science) to drive projects from inception to delivery
- Apply ML Ops best practices to design processes for improving data coverage and quality
Required Qualifications
- BS / MS / PhD degree in Computer Science or a related field
- For non-CS majors or BS candidates, strong software experience (4+ years in industry)
- 4+ years of expertise with production backend services (Cloud, Kubernetes, DevOps)
- Experience with C++ and Python
Desirable Qualifications
- Relevant domain knowledge: data annotation, autonomous driving, computer vision, robotics, mapping, numerical computing, 3D graphics
- Specific technology: AWS, Terraform, Bazel, Docker, Kubernetes, gRPC, SQL, Elasticsearch
- Supplementary programming languages: Golang, Typescript
The base salary range for this position is $126,000 - $201,000 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, 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.
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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, we operate in a hybrid work environment where Aurorans are in office at least 3 days per week.
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 organization’s 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 [email protected].
For California applicants, information collected and processed as part of your application and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Aurora’s California Employment Privacy Policy.
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