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Nuro · 8 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer, Behavior Planning

positionMountain View, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$194K/yr - $291K/yr

Nuro is a self-driving technology company on a mission to make autonomy accessible to all. The behavior team at Nuro develops the Nuro Driver’s prediction and planning systems to enable safe, driverless autonomy, and they are looking for strong software engineers to research, develop, and implement technologies for Nuro’s planning stack.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesRoboticsTransportation
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Responsibilities

Design and implement novel robotics and machine learning technologies for the Nuro Driver
Work cross-functionally with engineers across behavior, perception, mapping, and ML research to advance the state-of-the-art in autonomous driving
Implement practical solutions with production-ready software, to deploy new technologies on real vehicle platforms in a safe, performant, and scalable way
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior members of the behavior team

Qualification

Robotics expertiseMachine learning experiencePython/C++ proficiencyPath planningMotion planningTrajectory generationBehavior planningOptimal controlData analysisDesire for R&DSafety-critical systemsDistributed trainingInference optimizationCollaborationMentorship

Required

PhD or Masters Degree in robotics, computer science, mechanical/aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, or related field
Robotics expertise in areas such as path planning, motion planning, trajectory generation, behavior planning, optimal control
Machine learning experience with techniques such as deep learning, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, transformers, and diffusion models
Experience in optimizing model performance through efficient processing, visualization, and analysis of large datasets
Strong software development skills and Python/C++ coding proficiency
Ability to collaborate within and across teams and derive best solutions from cross-functional interactions
Desire to work at the edge of research and development, bringing algorithms from research into production

Preferred

hands-on experience developing software for safety-critical systems
distributed training
inference optimization

Benefits

Annual performance bonus
Equity
Competitive benefits package

Company

Nuro

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Nuro is a robotics company specializing in the development of autonomous driving technologies.
dateFounded in 2016
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://nuro.ai

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$2.34B
Key Investors
Disney AcceleratorTiger Global ManagementT. Rowe Price
2025-08-21Series E· $97M
2025-04-09Series E· $106M
2024-04-06Secondary Market

Leadership Team

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Jiajun Zhu
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
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Dave Ferguson
Co-Founder
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