Yang is a senior software engineer at Aurora. With a robust 7-year career in perception systems, he has cultivated extensive expertise in a variety of cutting-edge technologies. Specializing in LIDAR-based object detection, he has also played a pivotal role in developing traffic light classification and fallback systems for the perception.
His hands-on experience extends to the development of deep learning models, where he implemented and optimized complex algorithms. He is adept at creating and managing data pipelines, ensuring efficient and seamless data flow, and has a proven track record in optimizing metrics and latency to enhance system performance.

The Pop in Your Job – What drives you? Why do you love your job?
I collaborate with talented and hard-working teammates to leverage new technologies in solving real-world perception problems.
Our technical strong and supportive leadership fosters an environment where innovation thrives and challenges are met with cutting-edge solutions.

Aurora (Nasdaq: AUR) is delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation safer, increasingly accessible, and more reliable and efficient than ever before. The Aurora Driver is a self-driving system designed to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling trucks to ride-hailing passenger vehicles, and underpins Aurora Horizon and Aurora Connect, its driver-as-a-service products for trucking and ride-hailing. Aurora is working with industry leaders across the transportation ecosystem, including Toyota, FedEx, Volvo Trucks, PACCAR, Uber, Uber Freight, U.S. Xpress, Werner, Covenant, Schneider, and Ryder.