# Senior Software Engineer, Networking & Real-Time Systems

**Company:** [Nuro](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/nuro)
**Location:** Mountain View, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $194k – $291k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** C++20, Go, Linux Networking, Socket Programming, Webrtc, Websocket, Quic, Srt, gRPC, Wireshark, Forward Error Correction, Congestion Control, Ns-3, Video Codecs
**Posted:** 2026-08-27

> Build networking and real-time systems for reliable remote vehicle operation over cellular networks. The role requires 5+ years of industry experience, strong C++ and Linux networking expertise, and familiarity with real-time protocols, streaming, and reliability techniques.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Architect a network bonding framework that aggregates bandwidth across multiple cellular providers, including Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, to maintain connectivity.
- Build network simulations to stress-test the stack against tunnel entries, rural dead zones, network congestion, and other edge cases.
- Develop custom congestion-control algorithms optimized for high-bitrate, low-latency video streaming.
- Design and implement custom Forward Error Correction (FEC) algorithms and related reliability mechanisms.
- Partner with Hardware and Embedded teams to optimize the network stack on the vehicle gateway.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of industry experience, or a PhD focused on Networking or Distributed Systems plus 3+ years of industry experience.
- Deep understanding of the Linux networking stack, socket programming, and data flow from the physical layer to the application layer.
- Expert-level C++ proficiency, including performant, thread-safe code and real-time systems.
- Strong understanding of networking protocols and their behavior in high-mobility environments.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience with video streaming frameworks such as WebRTC.
- Understanding of video codecs including VP8, VP9, H.264, and H.265.

## Compensation
- Base pay range: $193,930–$291,150.
- Eligible for an annual performance bonus, equity, and competitive benefits.

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