# Senior Software Engineer, Video Streaming

**Company:** [Nuro](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/nuro)
**Location:** Mountain View, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $194k – $291k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** C++, Go, TCP/IP, Socket Programming, Congestion Control, Webrtc, Vp8, Vp9, H.264, H.265, Gpu Programming, Network Simulation
**Posted:** 2026-06-22

> Build and optimize real-time video streaming systems for Nuro's teleoperations platform, focusing on networking algorithms, bandwidth estimation, and reliable vehicle-to-operator communication.

## Job Description

## About the Work

- Design and implement an efficient pipeline with state-of-the-art video streaming techniques to deliver high priority real-time data stream
- Build an offline streaming simulation/emulation framework that can help to iterate the video streaming algorithm and predict online performance
- Test systems in real-world environments, gather feedback and drive innovation
- Work with XFN team for on-road network metric collection

## About You

- BS/MS in Computer Science or a closely related field and 4+ years of relevant industry experience, or PhD with 2+ years of relevant industry experience
- Proficient in C/C++ and/or Go
- Familiar with networking protocols such as TCP/IP, socket programming and congestion control etc.
- Strong communication skills

## Bonus Points

- Network simulation experience, e.g., network simulator 3
- Real road LTE network metric collection
- Video streaming framework experience, e.g., WebRTC
- Understanding of video codec such as VP8, VP9, H264/265 etc.
- Comfortable with GPU programming

## Compensation and Benefits

- Base pay range: $193,930 - $291,150
- Annual performance bonus
- Equity
- Competitive benefits package

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