# Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform

**Company:** [Nuro](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/nuro)
**Location:** Mountain View, CA
**Role:** Data Engineering
**Salary:** $194k – $352k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Python, C++, GCP, BigQuery, Postgres, Gcs, Data Pipelines, Batch Processing, Streaming Processing, Data Orchestration
**Posted:** 2026-05-05

> Build scalable data platforms for autonomous driving ML systems, including batch/streaming pipelines, storage, dashboards, and monitoring. Requires 4+ years experience in large-scale data systems, Python/C++, and engineering leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and develop unified, introspectable, large-scale batch and streaming data processing systems that can ingest and process data across a wide range of use cases relevant to evaluation.
- Create and implement a storage system capable of accommodating both the large volume and diverse range of evaluation and performance metrics.
- Construct intuitive dashboards and reports to present evaluation results, facilitating straightforward comparisons that highlight both improvements and regressions.
- Design and develop comprehensive end-to-end data pipelines that streamline the flow from data ingestion to final consumption.
- Develop and maintain continuous testing and monitoring systems to guarantee the integrity and resilience of our data and associated data pipelines.

## Requirements
- B.Sc or M.Sc. plus 4+ years of relevant work experience
- Strong proficiency in **Python**, **C++**, or similar languages
- Domain experience: Experience working with large scale data and building scalable & reliable systems / data pipelines; ability to understand and design complex systems
- Engineering leadership: Experience setting team or project product and technical vision, timelines and prioritization; formally or informally being a Tech Lead, mentoring and support junior engineers
- Technical excellence: Ability and willingness to deep dive into implementation, driving technical standards and best practices across broader software organization
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field

## Nice-to-Haves
- Strong knowledge of **GCP**, **GCS**, **BigQuery**, or **PostgreSQL**
- Knowledge of data engineering, and its tooling and best practices
- Knowledge of batch and streaming data processing, warehousing, and analytics solutions
- Experience working with large scale distributed data systems
- Experience with system & framework design
- Experience with data workflow orchestration platforms

## Compensation
- Base pay range: $193,930 - $352,290
- Eligible for annual performance bonus, equity, and competitive benefits package

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