# Senior/Staff Software Engineer, ML Inference Platform

**Company:** [Nuro](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/nuro)
**Location:** Mountain View, CA
**Role:** ML Engineering
**Salary:** $194k – $352k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Python, C++, machine learning pipelines, Distributed Systems, ml inference, ml compilers, Workflow Orchestration, continuous testing, Observability, LLMs
**Posted:** 2026-08-11

> Build and operate ML infrastructure for autonomy teams, including training and deployment pipelines, model observability, inference serving, and compiler platforms across hardware targets. Requires a degree, 3+ years of relevant experience, Python proficiency, and distributed-systems expertise.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and develop ML workflow pipelines to train, optimize, validate, and deploy autonomy models.
- Develop and maintain continuous testing and monitoring systems for core ML infrastructure components.
- Develop observability to track ML model lifecycles from data generation to on-road validation.
- Maintain an in-house ML inference platform to serve large language models efficiently.
- Maintain an in-house ML compiler platform to compile, deploy, and validate autonomy models across various hardware platforms.

## Requirements
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. degree.
- 3+ years of relevant experience.
- Strong proficiency in Python or similar languages.
- Familiarity with C++.
- Experience working with ML pipelines.
- Ability to understand and design complex distributed systems.
- Strong focus on performance, scalability, and code quality.
- Ability to work independently, learn quickly, and improve complex systems.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Strong proficiency in C++ or other high-performance, low-level languages.
- Experience working with large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience with system and framework design.
- Experience with data workflow orchestration platforms.
- Experience with ML compilers.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Base pay range: **$193,930–$352,290**.
- Eligible for an annual performance bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package.

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