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Software Engineer II, Perception

Aurora · Pittsburgh, PA · Remote

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About Aurora

Step inside the world of self-driving freight, powered by the Aurora Driver. Delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. Backed by Greylock, Index and Lightspeed.

About the role

Tackle end-to-end perception challenges, including tracking dynamic actors, recognizing actions and attributes, and developing deep semantic understanding of diverse traffic environments. Research and develop state-of-the-art machine learning models to enhance perception performance in challenging, real-world scenarios, such as highway versus urban driving, long-range multi-sensor tracking, varying weather conditions, and degraded sensor conditions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 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
  • Master's degree or higher in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or Bachelor with 1+ years of relevant industry experience in software engineering)
  • Proficient software engineering skills in C++ and Python, with a focus on writing clean, scalable, and efficient production-quality code
  • Basic knowledge in one or more focus areas: deep learning, computer vision, recursive state estimation, structured prediction, numerical optimization, and others
  • Basic knowledge about 3D object tracking algorithms
  • Experience with PyTorch, Tensorflow, and/or other deep learning frameworks
More about this role

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.

At Aurora, you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate, intelligent individuals, growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. For the latest news from Aurora, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn .

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 are seeking a Software Engineer and Machine Learning practitioner to join the Perception Tracker Team at Aurora. In this role, you will play a critical part in elevating the Aurora Driver’s perception performance and support the expansion of our driverless operational domain across key routes throughout the United States. Your work will be fundamental to scaling our mission, directly contributing to the delivery of self-driving benefits safely, quickly, and...

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