Job brief: Staff/Lead Machine Learning Engineer, Behavior & Planning

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Nuro's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (7 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-10.
• The apply link opens nuro.ai, the address Nuro's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: Not published
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Mountain View, California (HQ) · California - HQ
• Posted: 2026-08-07 · over 60 days ago

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What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Lead / staff. The title says "Staff".

Must have

• 7+ years building and deploying machine learning systems, with a track record of leading complex, multi-team technical initiatives.
• Strong problem-solving and programming skills in Python (required) and/or C++.
• Efficient and clear communication skills are a must, with the ability to align cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring engineers or leading a team. Interest in growing into a management or tech-lead track is not required but those paths may exist for strong performers.

Conditions

• Nuro believes self-driving vehicles are the most immediate and profound opportunity for AI to drive positive change in the physical world.
• Founded in 2016, Nuro is a physical AI company developing Level 4 autonomous driving technology for a wide range of vehicles, use cases, and markets.
• If you love solving hard new problems and seeing your models drive real robots in the physical world, come join us!

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in Mountain View, CA: $238k a year (149 listings, 3 employers). This listing does not publish pay to compare.
• Across Nuro's 95 open listings, 72% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Nuro hires

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