Engineering - Infrastructure
Senior Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
San Francisco, CA
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.
Background: The developer productivity organization is responsible for delivering and maintaining the tools and services engineers here at Cruise use every day to do their best work and drive our cars forward. Tools and services we work on enhance the entire development process of engineers at Cruise — how/where code is checked out, modified, compiled, tested, merged, and eventually deployed. Our goal is to ensure our AV engineers and others here have world class tools and a seamless development experience so that they can focus on the problems that matter most in their domain.
Mission: To improve the developer productivity of engineers at Cruise through tools and services that streamline/automate their development workflows.
Role: We are looking for a Senior Engineer with an extensive engineering background, experience using a variety of developer tools and technologies, and who is passionate about developer productivity. As a leader on this team, we are looking for someone who cares deeply about the technical development of other engineers on the team and is able to effectively balance the needs and priorities of the business, our users, and the growth of our engineers.
The way this engineer will deliver impact may vary depending on the situation but they will be expected to deliver complete solutions to existing problems from ideation to production and effectively communicate with stakeholders.
What you'll be doing:
Propose/design/implement solutions that are reliable, scalable, and maintainable
Ship improvements to our AV development toolchains and services which have a measurable and direct impact on engineering productivity and our core company metrics
Drive software engineering best practices within your team
Contribute to the engineering culture on the team
Provide input to help the team find the right balance between delivering impact and addressing technical debt
Set the example for high levels of accountability
Execute and deliver impact both individually and through the team
Relevant Technologies:
GoLang
Python
gRPC
SSH
Kubernetes
Docker
Linux
Buildkite
GCP
OpenTelemetry
What you must have:
3+ years experience designing, building and operating production systems at scale in the cloud.
Experience designing highly scalable, reliable, and maintainable services.
Experience writing Go, Python, or other language at production scale
Understanding of Unix/Linux, SSH, and networking fundamentals
Attention to detail, and a desire to improve processes and systems around you
Ability to research, document, communicate, and defend proposals
Ability to take both technical and professional feedback
Ability to effectively make trade-offs and communicate the reasoning
Ability to manage competing priorities, focus on shipping, and work effectively under pressure
Passion for self-driving technology and its potential impact on the world
Bonus Points!
Experience working with GCP
Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes
Experience owning or contributing to Open Source projects
The salary range for this position is $122,400 - $180,000. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, long-term incentives, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.
WHY CRUISE?
Our benefits are here to support the whole you:
Competitive salary and benefits
Medical / dental / vision, Life and AD&D
Subsidized mental health benefits
Paid time off and holidays
Paid parental, medical, family care, and military leave of absence
401(k) Cruise matching program
Fertility benefits
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Flexible Spending Account & Health Saving Account
Perks Wallet program for benefits/perks
Pre-tax Commuter benefit plan for local employees
CruiseFlex, our location-flexible work policy. (Learn more about CruiseFlex).
WE'RE INTEGRATED
Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.
WE'RE FUNDED
GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price, and Walmart have invested billions in Cruise. Their backing for our technology demonstrates their confidence in our progress, team, and vision and makes us one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry. Our deep resources greatly accelerate our operating speed.