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Aurora

Robot type
Autonomous Vehicle
Location
Mountain ViewCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Software
Posted
Aug 18, 2026
Salary
$212,000–$340,000 a year
Full-time

Senior Staff Tech Lead Manager - Core Cloud Services

Job description

Aurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly.

Job requirements

  • Education & Experience: BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience), with 10+ years of total software engineering experience, including 5+ years of direct…
  • Cloud Architecture & High Availability: Deep technical expertise in cloud backend development, distributed systems, scalable web services, and modern API design.
  • Hands-On Engineering Leadership: Proven experience as a "player-coach" who balances team management with technical contribution—regularly conducting thorough code reviews, writing production code for complex or…
  • Modern Tooling & Agentic AI Leadership: Track record of driving continuous engineering evolution by guiding and upskilling teams on adopting modern developer tooling and agentic coding workflows.
  • Enterprise Delivery & API Integrations: Demonstrated experience delivering external, customer-facing software and production API integrations, including managing enterprise rollouts with real-world users.
  • People Management & Mentorship: Proven capability to recruit, hire, manage, and mentor a team of 5–10 software engineers through regular 1:1s, performance management, technical guidance, and long-term career path…
  • Strategic Vision & Cross-Functional Partnership: Strong experience defining technical roadmaps and driving cross-team projects in close collaboration with Product Management, UI/UX Design, and domain stakeholders.
  • Bias for Action & Execution: A strong preference for action and good technical judgment, with a demonstrated ability to balance shipping speed with architectural stability and operational sustainability.

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