- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle
- Location
- Mountain ViewCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- Aug 3, 2026
- Salary
- $162,000–$260,000 a year
Full-time
Senior Software Engineer, Localization
Job description
Aurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly.
Job responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain solutions for estimating the pose of vehicles and other assets, such as trailers
- Rigorously evaluate and test solutions to verify the safety and efficiency of the localization system
- Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders on partner teams to solve problems of high importance to Aurora products
Job requirements
- 5+ years of industry experience building software in a production environment
- Proficient in C++ and Python using modern best practices
- Graduate level degree in CS/Robotics/EE
- Deep knowledge of state estimation theory and practice (one or more of sensor fusion, Kalman Filtering, non-linear estimation, SLAM)
- Experience in estimation and modeling with sensor data (lidar, IMU, radar, camera)
- Deep understanding in relevant areas of mathematics, including spatial transforms, linear algebra, probabilistic estimation
- Prior experience in robotics or autonomous vehicle applications
- Prior experience with ML solutions and/or GPU development
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