Technical Lead, Evaluation Infrastructure

About the role

Nuro is seeking a technical leader to architect and manage the systems used to validate our autonomous driving software. You will guide the development of high-scale infrastructure that enables our engineers to test and verify the performance of the Nuro Driver. In this capacity, you will own the end-to-end evaluation stack, from data ingestion to simulation orchestration. You will define the architectural guardrails that ensure our testing platforms remain robust, scalable, and secure. You will partner closely with product and engineering teams to translate evaluation requirements into technical specifications. You will be responsible for mentoring senior engineers and driving technical best practices across the team. Your work will directly impact the safety and reliability of the features deployed in our robotaxi and licensed vehicle programs.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Architect the core frameworks that power large-scale simulation and real-world data analysis for autonomous vehicle validation.
• Design and implement performance benchmarks that quantitatively measure the safety and reliability of Nuro Driver features.
• Establish data pipelines that process high-throughput sensor and log data to support rapid evaluation cycles.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering groups to integrate evaluation tools directly into the core development workflow.
• Define and enforce standards for test coverage, scenario management, and result analysis across engineering teams.
• Lead the technical direction of infrastructure projects to ensure alignment with licensing requirements and robotaxi deployment timelines.
• Partner with product teams to translate high-level safety and performance goals into concrete evaluation experiments.
• Mentor engineering staff by providing technical guidance, code reviews, and career development within the evaluation infrastructure organization.
• Optimize simulation environments to reduce iteration time and increase the volume of validated test scenarios.
• Drive the adoption of cloud-based infrastructure and distributed systems to support elastic evaluation workloads.
• Analyze failure modes from simulation and real-world tests to inform improvements in the evaluation framework.
• Coordinate with safety and compliance teams to ensure evaluation processes meet industry standards and internal policies.
• Build dashboards and reporting tools that provide visibility into the performance and reliability of the Nuro Driver.
• Evaluate emerging tools and methodologies to continuously modernize the evaluation infrastructure stack.

Requirements

• Proven experience in building and scaling complex data or infrastructure systems that support high-availability workloads.
• Deep technical expertise in software engineering with a strong focus on autonomous vehicle or robotics domain challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical strategy and mentor engineering staff to achieve ambitious project goals.
• Extensive experience with high-throughput data processing frameworks and large-scale simulation environments.
• A strong understanding of software architecture patterns, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure principles.
• Solid background in testing methodologies, including unit testing, integration testing, and scenario-based validation.
• Experience translating ambiguous requirements into technical specifications and driving implementation to completion.
• Commitment to writing clean, maintainable code and establishing best practices for the broader engineering organization.

Skills & tools

• Proficiency in C++ or Python for building performance-critical components and data analysis pipelines.
• Experience with cloud-based infrastructure and distributed systems to manage scalable evaluation workloads.
• Knowledge of autonomous vehicle testing methodologies, safety validation processes, and data-driven decision making.
• Familiarity with containerization, orchestration platforms, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Strong command of version control, continuous integration systems, and automated testing frameworks.
• Experience with data storage solutions, query engines, and visualization tools for large-scale telemetry.
• Understanding of sensor data formats, perception pipelines, and motion planning components in autonomous systems.

Practical notes

• Nuro recently secured 106 million dollars in funding to support the transition toward licensing autonomous driving technology for robotaxis and personally owned vehicles.
• This is a full-time position based in Mountain View, California.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship for this role.
• All employment offers are contingent on successful completion of background checks and related compliance requirements.