Nuro application questions — all 45, word for word
Nuro hires through Greenhouse. Beyond name, email and CV, its application form asks 45 questions, 42 of them required. 3 of them are required, fixed-choice questions about your eligibility to work. A cover letter is optional.
169 roles were open when this was last checked, mostly in engineering and operations. The questions below are the form's own wording, not a paraphrase.
What Nuro has open
These are the roles the form was read from, as Nuro titles them, in Mountain View, California (HQ), California - SF, Texas - Depot 2, California - LA:
- AV Hardware Mechanical Engineer
- Assistant General Counsel, Employment
- Autonomous Driving System Safety Lead
- Autonomous Vehicle Operator
- Autonomous Vehicle Operator - AM
- Autonomous Vehicle Operator - Overnight
- Autonomous Vehicle Operator - PM
- Autonomy Engineering Recruiting Manager
- Chief of Staff, Nuro Driver
- Compensation and Benefits Analyst
- Director of AI Data Operations
- Embedded Software Engineer
44 of the questions below are ones at most two of the 213 employers measured ask (median: 18), the least standard being “The hourly rate for this role is between $24.37 - $32.97 based on your skills and experience, plus full benefits (medical, dental, vision, daily meal reimbursement, PTO + company holidays). You may also be eligible for a discretionary annual contract completion bonus based on company and individual performance. Does this align with your pay expectations?”.
The eligibility questions
These are required, and answered from a fixed list rather than in your own words: work authorisation, visa sponsorship or security clearance. Employers often use questions like these to filter applications automatically, but Greenhouse's public data does not say whether Nuro does — so treat them as the answers most likely to matter, not as a verdict. Answer them honestly either way.
| Question | Answers accepted |
|---|---|
| Are you authorized to work in the country in which you are applying? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment in the country in which you are applying? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Do you now, or will you in the future, require sponsorship for employment in the country which you are applying? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
Every question on the form
| Question | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Are you authorized to work in the country in which you are applying? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment in the country in which you are applying? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you now, or will you in the future, require sponsorship for employment in the country which you are applying? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| First Name | text | Yes |
| Last Name | text | Yes |
| text | Yes | |
| Phone | text | Yes |
| Resume/CV | file | Yes |
| Cover Letter | file | No |
| Do you have a current California driver's license? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| To meet this role’s minimum requirements, you must have held a valid U.S. driver’s license for at least three (3) consecutive years immediately prior to your start date. Have you held a valid U.S. driver’s license continuously (without suspension or revocation) for the last 3 years as of your anticipated start date? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| If you answered "Yes" to the above question, what month and year were you first issued a U.S. driver’s license? (MM/YYYY) Note: Enter the date you were first licensed, which may be earlier than the issue date on your current driver’s license. | text | Yes |
| Please confirm that you have read and are aligned with the compensation package above (hourly rate based on shift and experience, discretionary bonus, full benefits, daily meal reimbursement, PTO + company holidays). Does this align with your pay expectations? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This is a temporary full-time position with expected end date 12 months after hire. Do you understand and can you confirm that you expect to be able to work at Nuro for that period? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Which of the following shift(s) are you available for? Santa Clara, Wed-Sun Overnight: 10:00pm-6:30am PT, South SF, Tue-Sat AM: 6:00am-2:30pm PT |
multiselect | Yes |
| I acknowledge I have read and understand the following information: Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Would you be willing to take a drug and background test? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you a previous Nuro employee or contractor? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you have a current Texas driver's license? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| The hourly rate for this role is between $24.37 - $32.97 based on your skills and experience, plus full benefits (medical, dental, vision, daily meal reimbursement, PTO + company holidays). You may also be eligible for a discretionary annual contract completion bonus based on company and individual performance. Does this align with your pay expectations? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This position requires daily on-site presence in Houston, TX 77007. Are you able to meet daily on-site requirements? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you available to work Wed-Sun from 12:00am-8:30am CT? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Preferred First Name | text | No |
| LinkedIn Profile | text | No |
| Website | text | No |
| This position is hybrid and requires 4 days a week in office, including Thursdays in our Mountain View, CA headquarters and the remaining 3 days in either Mountain View or our San Francisco, CA office. Are you able to meet this requirement? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| If applying in California, do you have a current California driver's license? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Why are you excited to work at Nuro as an Autonomous Vehicle Operator? | textarea | No |
| This role starts at $27/hour, plus full benefits (medical, dental, vision, daily meal reimbursement, PTO + company holidays). Does this align with your pay expectations? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This position requires daily on-site presence in San Francisco, CA. Are you able to meet this requirement? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This position requires sitting for long periods of time, both overseeing autonomous operations and/or manually driving a vehicle for up to 8 hours per day. Are you able to meet these job requirements? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you currently own a personal smartphone with a data plan, or are you willing to obtain one for required work-related communication and applications (e.g., Slack, Workday timecard), understanding that the company provides a monthly stipend to offset your costs? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| By selecting YES, I consent to receive recruiting SMS messages from Nuro.ai at the phone number provided above. Yes, No |
select | No |
| This role starts at $28.25/hour, plus full benefits (medical, dental, vision, daily meal reimbursement, PTO + company holidays). Does this align with your pay expectations? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This position requires daily on-site presence in Downtown San Francisco, CA 94080. Are you able to meet this requirement? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| If applying in Texas, do you have a current Texas driver's license? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| If yes to above: What month and year were you first issued a U.S. driver’s license? (MM/YYYY) Note: Enter the date you were first licensed, which may be earlier than the issue date on your current driver’s license. | text | Yes |
| How many years have you held a valid US driver's license? | text | Yes |
| This role starts at $24/hour, plus full benefits (medical, dental, vision, daily meal reimbursement, PTO + company holidays). Does this align with your pay expectations? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This role starts at $25/hour, plus full benefits (medical, dental, vision, daily meal reimbursement, PTO + company holidays). Does this align with your pay expectations? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This role starts at $26/hour, plus full benefits (medical, dental, vision, daily meal reimbursement, PTO + company holidays). Does this align with your pay expectations? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This position requires daily on-site presence in Los Angeles, CA. Training for the first 2 weeks will take place in Santa Clara. Are you able to meet this requirement? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This position is hybrid and requires 3 days a week in office, including Thursdays in our Mountain View, CA headquarters and the remaining 2 days in either Mountain View or our San Francisco, CA office. Are you able to meet this requirement? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This position requires daily on-site presence in Los Angeles, CA 90094. Are you able to meet daily on-site requirements? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you available to work Mon-Fri from 9:00am-5:30pm PT? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you available for the following location/schedule?: Santa Clara, Wed-Sun Overnight: 10:00pm-6:30am PT Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This role requires a pre-employment background check and drug screening. Are you willing to complete this as a condition of employment? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This is a safety-sensitive role. If hired, you will also be subject to ongoing drug testing during employment, including random testing, post-incident testing, and reasonable-suspicion testing. Do you understand and accept this as a condition of continued employment? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This position requires daily on-site presence in Los Angeles, CA. Are you able to meet this requirement? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This position is hybrid and requires 3-4 days a week in office, including Thursdays in our Mountain View, CA headquarters. Are you able to meet this requirement? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This role starts at $27.25/hour, plus full benefits (medical, dental, vision, daily meal reimbursement, PTO + company holidays). Does this align with your pay expectations? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This role starts at $27/hour morning/afternoon and $28.25 overnight, plus full benefits (medical, dental, vision, daily meal reimbursement, PTO + company holidays). Does this align with your pay expectations? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This position requires daily on-site presence in Santa Clara, CA 95054. Are you able to meet this requirement? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
What it's really asking about
Grouped by what each question is for, so you can prepare the answers that repeat across employers.
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Other | 13 |
| Remote or on-site | 10 |
| Salary expectations | 9 |
| Background checks | 2 |
| Role-specific screening | 2 |
| Start date | 2 |
| Visa sponsorship | 2 |
| Cover letter | 1 |
| How you heard of them | 1 |
| Notice period | 1 |
| Work authorisation | 1 |
| Years of experience | 1 |
What other employers ask
The same question rarely comes out the same way twice. These employers' forms are measured the same way, from their own job boards:
Optimal Dynamics · Oshi Health · Ownwell · Pacaso · Pagerduty · Pathai
Before you apply
Have the answers to the required questions ready before you open the form — Nuro's asks for 42 of them, and Greenhouse does not save a partial application by default. Settle the eligibility questions first — they are the ones with no room to elaborate, so knowing your answer before you start tells you whether the rest of the form is worth your time.