Staff Software Engineer, Developer Environments

Job Application for Staff Software Engineer Developer Environments at Cruise

**Staff Software Engineer, Developer Environments at Cruise Location: 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. 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 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.

Team Background

Our team owns the code authoring experience at Cruise, from how users check out and edit code to how they push and review code. This consists of a combination of self-hosted vendor tools, such as Sourcegraph, 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, enabling engineers to spend more time on their expertise and less time on access challenges.

Mission

To improve the developer productivity of engineers at Cruise through tools and services that streamline and automate their development workflows.

Role

We are looking for a Staff Engineer with an extensive engineering background and experience using a variety of developer tools and technologies. As a leader on this team, we are seeking someone who cares deeply about the technical development of other engineers and can balance the needs of the business, users, and engineer growth effectively.

What You'll be Doing

• Identify engineering pain points and propose reliable, scalable, and maintainable solutions.
• Evaluate new tools and technologies through proof of concepts.
• Drive software engineering best practices and influence the team's engineering culture.
• Mentor and grow engineers on the team.
• Lead and deliver impact both individually and through the team.

Relevant Technologies

• GoLang
• gRPC
• SSH
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Linux
• Buildkite
• GCP
• OpenTelemetry

What You Must Have

• 7 years of experience designing, building, and operating production systems at scale in the cloud.
• Experience writing Go or a desire to learn.
• Understanding of Unix/Linux, SSH, and networking fundamentals.
• Ability to lead and influence others internally and externally.
• Passion for mentoring and growing junior developers.
• Passion for self-driving technology and its impact on the world.

Bonus Points

• Experience with GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Experience owning or contributing to Open Source projects.

The salary range for this position is $208,300 - $245,000. Compensation may vary based on location, knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional offerings may include bonuses, long-term incentives, and benefits, subject to change.

**Why Cruise**

Our benefits support the whole you - competitive salary and benefits, medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, mental health benefits, paid time off, paid parental leave, 401(k) matching, fertility benefits, and more.

We're Integrated - Through partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we have fully integrated manufacturing at scale.

We're Funded - Backed by GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price, and Walmart, Cruise is one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry.

Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We seek applicants from all backgrounds and identities and are committed to full inclusion. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please notify our recruiting team or email HR.

We design hiring processes to promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. Join us in making a positive impact on the future of self-driving technology.