Staff Software Engineer, Developer Platforms

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Team background: Our team owns the code authoring experience at Cruise from how users check out/edit code to how they push/review code. This consists of a combination of self-hosted vendor tools (Sourecgraph, Github, etc), as well as various in-house built tools that streamline access to and development on secure ephemeral cloud environments. Our tools ensure that users always have access to the code, hardware, and secure environments they need to do their work. This enables engineers to spend more of their time on their domains of expertise and less time trying to figure out how to get access to the hardware/code they need, debugging “why does this work on my computer but not on yours”, or constantly worrying about the patching/security of the environment they are doing development in.

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 Staff Engineer with an extensive engineering background, with 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 be able to identify how they can best have impact with minimal guidance.

What You’ll Be Doing

Identify engineering pain points and propose/design/implement solutions that are reliable, scalable, and maintainableInfluencing the team’s technical roadmapEvaluate new tools and technologies through PoCsShip improvements to our AV development toolchains and services which have a measurable and direct impact on engineering productivity and our core company metricsDrive software engineering best practices both within your team and across the company, and create tooling which encourages theseHelping steer the engineering culture on the teamInfluence the team to find the right balance between delivering impact and addressing technical debtMentor and grow engineers on the teamSet the example for high levels of accountabilityExecuting and delivering impact both individually and through the team

Relevant Technologies

GoLang

gRPC

SSH

Kubernetes

Docker

Linux

Buildkite

GCP

OpenTelemetry

What You Must Have

7+ years experience designing, building and operating production systems at scale in the cloud.Experience designing highly scalable, reliable, and maintainable services.Experience writing Go, or a desire to learnUnderstanding of Unix/Linux, SSH, and networking fundamentalsAttention to detail, and a desire to improve processes & systems around youAbility to lead and influence others, both internal and external to the teamAbility to research, document, communicate, and defend proposals and take critical feedbackAbility to effectively make trade-offs and communicate the reasoningAbility to manage competing priorities, focus on shipping, and work effectively under pressurePassion for mentoring and growing junior developersPassion for self-driving technology and its potential impact on the world

Bonus Points!

Experience working with GCPExperience working with Docker and KubernetesExperience owning or contributing to Open Source projects

The salary range for this position is $166,600 - $245,000. 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&DSubsidized mental health benefitsPaid time off and holidaysPaid parental, medical, family care, and military leave of absence401(k) Cruise matching program Fertility benefitsDependent Care Flexible Spending AccountFlexible Spending Account & Health Saving AccountPerks Wallet program for benefits/perksPre-tax Commuter benefit plan for local employeesCruiseFlex, 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.

Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, caste, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Cruise will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable laws.

Cruise is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know or email HR@getcruise.com.

We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. To help us track the effectiveness and inclusivity of our recruiting efforts, please consider answering the following demographic questions. Answering these questions is entirely voluntary. Your answers to these questions will not be shared with the hiring decision makers and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. Instead, Cruise will use this information not only to comply with any government reporting obligations but also to track our progress toward meeting our diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging objectives.

Candidates applying for roles that operate and remotely operate the AV: Licensed to drive a motor vehicle in the U.S. for the three years immediately preceding your application, currently holding an active in-state regular driver’s license or equivalent, and no more than one point on driving record. A successful completion of a background check, drug screen and DMV Motor Vehicle Record check is also required.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Cruise does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Cruise does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.

Key Skills

• Linux
• GCP