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Staff Engineer, Enterprise Systems Test Engineering

San Francisco, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 May 2023

💰 $170,000/yr

About the role

We're Cruise, a self-driving service designed for the cities we love.

We’re building the world’s most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about. We believe self-driving vehicles will help save lives, reshape cities, give back time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for many.

In our cars, you’re free to be yourself. It’s the same here at Cruise. We’re creating a culture that values the experiences and contributions of all of the unique individuals who collectively make up Cruise, so that every employee can do their best work.

Cruise is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, both in our workplace and in our products. If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impact in the world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving cars, come join us. Even if you might not meet every requirement, we strongly encourage you to apply. You might just be the right candidate for us.

Role Responsibilities

Improve the autonomy performance metrics and of our AV to achieve very high reliability
Improve engineering productivity through testing strategy and execution, automation and enabling processes, and collaboration and coordination with Simulation and Productivity Infrastructure teams
Diagnose and prioritize AV reliability and behavioral issues, and building automation, tooling and workflows to monitor and enhance efficiency
Work with Technical Product Managers and Engineering Managers to develop and execute project roadmaps
Work with Cruise Safety and Functional validation teams on testing and requirements verification
Communicate significant risks that may impact performance or reliability in a timely manner to Management
Establish strong working relationships with engineering teams, testing infrastructure teams, data infrastructure and data science teams for a sense of shared accountability
Foster a collaborative culture of testing, safety, and documentation
Serve as an escalation point for quality issues
Strengthening the data and information capabilities of the organization and championing a data-driven environment
Increase the productivity of the team by identifying process gaps, common pain points and scalability issues and develop a plan to address them

Job Description:

You should apply for this role if you have these qualifications:

Embodies Cruise behaviors: Stay Safe, Own It, Stay Focused, Seek Truth, Work Together, Be Humble
Ability to lead through influence providing mentorship to other engineers, enabling them to grow to be more effective.
Proactively identifies potential future gaps in their systems and products. Work with team to build viable long-term solutions and transition plans
Able to “do more with less”, continuously optimizing efforts to deliver results for the company while reducing cost and overhead
Has 8+ years relevant industry experience in a technical role
Has experience with agile development processes, test driven development and a zeal for automation at all levels
Has effective planning, able to consistently and accurately plan releases both at a high and granular level
Has excellent written and verbal communication skills with the finesse to engage engineers, executives and board members

Bonus Points!

Has prior experience as a software developer (preferably Python and C++)
Familiarity with automotive or aerospace (or similar) safety critical systems and testing
Experience with autonomous vehicles or robotics applications

The salary range for this position is $170,000 - 250,000. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.