Principal Software Engineer — Onboard Infrastructure

Job overview

The Principal Software Engineer — Onboard Infrastructure role is onsite in Mountain View, CA. Compensation is not specified in the listing’s structured pay details. Nuro develops autonomous driving technology and a universal autonomy platform intended to support safer, more accessible mobility. The engineer defines and builds reliable onboard infrastructure for autonomous vehicles, spanning device platforms, sensor and compute integration, runtime systems, distributed execution, and performance. The role provides technical leadership across teams to enable safe, efficient autonomy software on current and future vehicle platforms.

What you'll do

• Set technical direction for onboard infrastructure
• architect embedded compute, sensor integration, runtime frameworks, inter-device communication, and distributed execution
• lead performance and reliability work
• build libraries, APIs, tools, and frameworks
• develop onboard distributed systems and data pipelines
• diagnose complex failures and drive root cause and prevention
• partner with autonomy, hardware, safety, validation, operations, and suppliers
• mentor engineers and establish engineering practices.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal software engineer

onboard infrastructure

mountain view ca

nuro

autonomous vehicles

embedded systems

modern c++

sensor integration

distributed systems

performance and reliability

safety-critical systems

technical leadership

annual performance bonus

equity eligible

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Competitive benefits package
• annual performance bonus and equity eligibility.

Why this role

The posting lists a base pay range of $258,000–$387,000, plus eligibility for an annual performance bonus and equity; the structured pay details do not specify compensation.

About the employer

Nuro is hiring for this role. Industry: Custom Computer Programming Services. Sector: 54.