At Aurora Innovation, we’re delivering the benefits of self-driving technology. We are looking for a Staff Client Platform Engineer to join our Enterprise Site Reliability (SRE) team. In this role, you will lead the development and management of tailored client device solutions across our enterprise, supporting the specific requirements of software and hardware development and manufacturing.
What You'll Do
- Guide the approach and execution of the Client Platform Engineering Team.
- Plan, design, and implement scalable solutions to manage Aurora's physical and virtual client platforms (Macs, Windows, Ubuntu) for security patches, configuration, and software updates.
- Partner with IT Support, InfoSec, and Developer Experience on strategy and implementation of client platform management solutions.
- Handle escalations from IT Support, with an emphasis on mentoring and empowering IT Support to address similar problems.
- Participate in the Enterprise SRE 24/7 on-call rotation.
What We're Looking For
- 8+ years in Client Platform engineering and 3+ years leading engineering solutions from design to implementation at scale.
- Expertise with client device lifecycle management across multiple operating systems and hardware platforms.
- Experience with MacOS, Windows, and Linux system administration.
- Experience deploying configuration management tools such as Intune, Kandji, Puppet, Ansible, or Chef.
- Experience with automation and tool development, preferably using Powershell, Go, or Python.
- Strong change management skills, including rollout planning, communication, and collaborating with stakeholders.
- Understanding of client endpoint security concepts and experience applying security hardening, such as CIS Benchmarks.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills that drive executional impact at scale.
- Experience with automating testing for imaging, provisioning, and configuration management.
Nice to Have
- Experience working within cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Experience in environments deploying containerized workflows, using tools such as Docker or Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with SRE concepts such as SLIs, SLOs, SLAs, incident response, and partnering with teams on best practices.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation.
Technical Stack
- Operating Systems: MacOS, Windows, Linux/Ubuntu
- Management Tools: Intune, Kandji, Puppet, Ansible, Chef
- Automation & Languages: Powershell, Go, Python
- Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation
Team & Environment
This role is part of the Enterprise Site Reliability (SRE) team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Annual bonus
- Equity compensation
- Benefits
- Salary Range: $181,000 - $262,000 per year
Work Mode
This position offers a hybrid work arrangement.
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.
