Aurora· Autonomous Vehicles· Aug 26, 2026 · 2mo agoPosted 62 days ago
Seattle, WA / Mountain View, CA / San Francisco, CA / Pittsburgh, PA
Location
Hybrid
Work mode
Full-time
Schedule
Senior
Level
$162K–$260K
Compensation
5+ years exp
Experience
Before you apply
Ghost Signal:
Open 62 days.
Job description
Who we are
Aurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly.
The Aurora Driver aurora.tech 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 aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn linkedin.com.
What we are looking for
We’re searching for a Senior Software Engineer to join Aurora’s Cloud Platform team. The Cloud Platform team is responsible for building and maintaining Aurora’s cloud infrastructure and development platform.
In this role you will
- Drive and manage upgrades and improvements to our Kubernetes infrastructure
- Use your deep knowledge of Kubernetes internals to build developer-facing tooling and infrastructure that creates developer happiness and improves development velocity
- Work with teams across the company to gather requirements, gather support and drive projects forward
Required qualifications
- 5+ years demonstrated experience shipping commercial products and services, preferably in Go.
- Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS/EKS preferred)
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals
- Experience building and operating services on Kubernetes
- Experience writing production code in one of three languages: Go, Python, C++
Desirable qualifications
- Experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform
- Managed ingress solutions (Ambassador, Envoy, Istio, etc)
- Experience with kubernetes ecosystem tooling like ArgoCD and Helm
- Experience with observability platforms and tools (Grafana, Distributed Tracing, etc)
- Experience using AI coding assistance and agents in a professional environment
- AV industry experience
For roles based in Seattle, WA, Mountain View, CA and San Francisco, CA: The salary range for this position is $162,000 - $260,000 per year.
For roles based in Pittsburgh, PA: The salary range for this position is $146,000 - $234,000 per year.
Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.
Working at Aurora
At Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous goals, and build a culture where we win together — all without any jerks.
We believe in-person work increases collaboration, empathy, and our ability to lead effectively. As a result, Aurorans are expected to work from the office at least 3 days per week, with some roles requiring more frequent in-office presence, up to 5 days per week, based on operational needs.
Our Careers page aurora.tech provides insight into what it is like to work at Aurora, and you can find all the latest updates in our Newsroom aurora.tech.
Our commitment to safety
At the core of everything we do is our commitment to safety. Building best-in-class self-driving technology will take time, and we believe that each employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety, every step of the way. Aurora expects commitment to our safety policies from every employee, and seeks candidates who take an active responsibility, can contribute to building an atmosphere of trust, and invest in the organization’s long-term success by prioritizing working safely, no matter what.
Our commitment to inclusion
Aurora considers candidates without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, parent or caregiver status, ancestry, political affiliation, veteran and/or military status, physical or mental disability, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Aurora considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at careersiteaccommodations@aurora.tech.
For California applicants, information collected and processed as part of your application and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Aurora’s California Employment Privacy Policy.
Requirements
Must-haves
5+ years demonstrated experience shipping commercial products and services, preferably in Go.
Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals
Experience building and operating services on Kubernetes
Experience writing production code in one of three languages: Go, Python, C++
Desirable qualifications
Experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform
Experience with kubernetes ecosystem tooling like ArgoCD and Helm
Experience with observability platforms and tools (Grafana, Distributed Tracing, etc)
Experience using AI coding assistance and agents in a professional environment
AV industry experience
Working at Aurora
Our Careers page https://aurora.tech/careers provides insight into what it is like to work at Aurora, and you can find all the latest updates in our Newsroom https://aurora.tech/newsroom.
Our commitment to safety
Our commitment to inclusion
For California applicants, information collected and processed as part of your application and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Aurora’s California Employment Privacy Policy.