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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.
We’re looking for a strong, empathetic, and experienced Engineering Manager to lead the Build Platform team at Cruise.
Build Platform owns creating the build system and tooling that supports our AV and AI developers. We use Bazel in front of an in-house Remote Bazel Executor (RBE) and Content Addressable Storage (CAS) to provide a premier build experience at Cruise. Our team is constantly on the lookout for optimizations and new tooling that improves our product.
Cruise AV developers are heavy users of C++ and Python. We are responsible for the toolchains, workflows, and tools that allow them to quickly write code with high quality. We work with compilers, toolchains, dynamic/static analyzers, docker, and other tools to reliably build, test, and run AV code. Improvements and optimizations by Build Platform have outsized impacts on the pace of Cruise development.
What you’ll be doing:
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Lead the team responsible for improvements to our C++ / Python development ecosystem and workflows, which have a measurable and direct impact on engineering productivity.
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Collaborate with engineers across the company to understand and support their development workflows.
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Own technical projects from start to finish and be responsible for major technical decisions and tradeoffs.
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Drive complex projects that span teams, with many partners and customers.
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Effectively drive planning, code reviews, and design discussions.
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Contribute impactful projects to the team’s roadmap, and work to load balance across the team with respect to motivations and career needs.
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Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative work environment where impact is a result of your efforts and where your contribution is highly visible.
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Drive software engineering best practices both within our team and across engineering.
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Mentor and drive career conversations for engineers on the team.
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Conduct technical interviews with well-calibrated standards and play a crucial role in recruiting activities.
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Be a positive contributor to our team culture.
What you must have:
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8+ years of technical experience, with work / leadership of large-scale build systems preferred.
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3+ years of experience managing and leading medium (e.g., 5 - 10) sized team(s).
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Experience with / knowledge of developer tooling, build systems, C++, Python, etc.
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Experience with / knowledge of compiler toolchain integrations (clang, gcc, nvcc, etc.).
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Experience leading teams with broad, company-wide impact.
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Attention to detail, and a desire to improve processes & systems around you.
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Deep understanding of the business and operational impact for different technology tradeoffs.
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Passion for developing and growing individual contributors.
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Passion for leading with empathy, and developing a healthy team culture of balance and inclusion.
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Passion for self-driving technology and its potential impact on the world.
Bonus Points!
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Experience programming with C++, Python, or Go.
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Experience with static and dynamic analysis tools (e.g., axivion, valgrind, asan, tsan, etc.).
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Experience with build systems such as Bazel or Buck.
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Experience with ML ecosystem frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, CUDA tools, etc.).
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Experience with cloud infrastructure.
- 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).
- Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.
- 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.
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What We Do
Cruise is building the world’s most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people with the places, things, and experiences they care about.
Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale, building all-electric, zero-emission, self-driving vehicles that will help save lives, reimagine cities, reduce carbon pollution, redefine time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for individuals who live in dense urban settings.
Together, we believe our world-class partners, deep resources, and technology approach of testing in a complex urban environment will help to deliver self-driving vehicles at scale.
Why Work With Us
Your work on all-electric, self-driving vehicles will save lives, help the planet, and make cities better. It’s something to be proud of...and it’s career-defining work.
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