Aurora Innovation
Senior Staff Tech Lead Manager - Core Cloud Services
$191K–$340K
Mountain View, CA +1 · Hybrid · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA
Pittsburgh, PA - Experience
- 10+ years total software engineering experience, including 5+ years of direct engineering management leading teams of 5+ engineers.
- Education
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads an 8–10 engineer team building and operating reliable cloud services for autonomous vehicle fleet management, while contributing technically and guiding engineering practices.
What you'll do
- Architect, build, and operate cloud services for fleet optimization, task assignment, remote support, and continuous fleet operations.
- Lead technical execution, including design reviews, code reviews, production coding, reliability, and operational readiness.
- Manage and mentor engineers and collaborate with product, design, autonomy, hardware, and logistics partners.
What they ask for
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years of direct engineering management leading teams of 5+ engineers.
- Deep expertise in cloud backend development, distributed systems, scalable web services, API design, and high-availability services.
- Experience delivering customer-facing software and production API integrations, including enterprise rollouts.
Nice to have
- Experience in transportation, logistics, or other time-sensitive operations.
- Experience with safety-critical applications or fleet management for robots, vehicles, or aerial drones.
Pay
$212,000 - $340,000 USD per year (base salary; Mountain View, CA); $191,000 - $306,000 USD per year (base salary; Pittsburgh, PA)
AI focus
Guide and upskill the team in adopting agentic coding tools and workflows.
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