VP - Tech Foundations
Aurora
Who we are
Aurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly.
The Aurora Driver will create a new era in mobility and logistics, one that will bring a safer, more efficient, and more accessible future to everyone.
At Aurora, you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate, intelligent individuals, growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. For the latest news from Aurora, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.
Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re searching for a VP - Tech Foundations.
In this role, you will
- Own the core technology infrastructure of Aurora, encompassing the platforms & tooling used in design, implementation, and management of systems and infrastructure used to build Aurora Driver with a Petabyte-scale Data Platform, MLOps Infrastructure, the Aurora Developer Experience pipeline (code, build, test, and deploy) and underpinning Aurora Connected Services.
- Partner closely with the Software Engineering teams that develop Aurora Driver, Aurora Connected Services, Aurora Maps, to help shape the strategic vision and deliver the technical roadmap for Aurora's Infrastructure.
- Build & maintain a modern cloud-based AI infrastructure, ensuring maximizing throughput on development pipelines, whilst minimizing cost-of-operations and time-taken to drive iterations of Aurora development processes.
- Drive technical excellence and innovation, championing best practices in software development, architecture, system efficiency and reliability.
- Combine technical leadership with organizational strategy to ensure Infrastructure empowers every part of Aurora - from product innovation to operational excellence.
- Lead a highly cross-functional environment, collaborating closely with SW Engineering, Product Management, CyberSecurity, Legal and Finance.
- Attract, hire and develop industry-leading Software, Data and ML engineers, leaders and operations staff (think DevOps, DataOps, MLOps, Cloud SRE)
- Foster a team culture of collaboration, excellence, and delivery
- Drive effective partnerships internally and externally with senior executives
Required Qualifications
- Engineering Leadership experience at a company operating at scale that is dealing with mission critical systems (safety critical experience a bonus)
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and align senior leaders and stakeholders across the company as well as external partners.
- Strong business acumen and the ability to make strategic decisions that balance technical trade-offs with business needs.
- Exceptional strategic thinking with the ability to align technical solutions with organizational goals.
- Demonstrated success in building and leading teams responsible for large-scale infrastructure and/or developer/data platforms.
- Demonstrated experience recruiting, building, structuring, scaling technical organizations, including performance management
- Proven track record of delivering significant performance and efficiency improvements in large-scale systems.
- Experience in Distributed Systems, Data Infrastructure, ML Frameworks/Platforms, and Cloud native technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, AWS etc).
- Demonstrated experience in building & managing highly-available cloud-services and infrastructure for business continuity and mission critical services.
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience with Machine Learning infrastructure and tools.
- Experience working on large scale infrastructure.
- Experience in transitioning growing startups as they scale to market-leading enterprises.
The base salary range for this position is $350,000 - $400,000. Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.
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Working at Aurora
At Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous goals, and build a culture where we win together — all without any jerks.
We believe in-person work increases collaboration, empathy and our ability to lead effectively. As a result, we operate in a hybrid work environment where Aurorans are in office at least 3 days per week.
Our Careers page provides insight into what it is like to work at Aurora, and you can find all the latest updates in our Newsroom.
Our commitment to safety
At the core of everything we do is our commitment to safety. Building best-in-class self-driving technology will take time, and we believe that each employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety, every step of the way. Aurora expects commitment to our safety policies from every employee, and seeks candidates who take an active responsibility, can contribute to building an atmosphere of trust, and invest in the organization’s long-term success by prioritizing working safely, no matter what.
Our commitment to inclusion
Aurora considers candidates without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, parent or caregiver status, ancestry, political affiliation, veteran and/or military status, physical or mental disability, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Aurora considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at careersiteaccommodations@aurora.tech.
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