Software Engineer, Waymo

Hardware

$158-200k

+ Eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program and equity incentive plan

C++

Junior, Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Mountain View, CA

Autonomous driving technology

Job no longer available

Autonomous driving technology

1001+ employees

B2CTransportAutomation

Job no longer available

$158-200k

+ Eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program and equity incentive plan

C++

Junior, Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Mountain View, CA

1001+ employees

B2CTransportAutomation

Company mission

To make it simpler and safer for people to move things and themselves around.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Degree (BS, MS) in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Controls, or similar or equivalent practical experience
At least 2 years of professional experience developing production software in modern C++ (at least C++11)
Experience of C++ patterns, idioms, and unit test methodology

Desirable

At least 4 years of professional experience developing production software in modern C++ (at least C++14)
In-depth understanding of microcontroller-based Embedded Systems and associated development and debugging tools
Experience with safety critical systems / functional safety
Experience with cybersecurity (e.g., Secure Boot, SecOC, MACSec)
Open source projects that demonstrate creating high quality software

What the job involves

Hardware Engineering is a diverse, and collaborative group of electrical, mechanical, reliability, software and vehicle engineers
We design, build, and perfect the products which are the eyes and ears of Waymo's autonomous driving technology, and integrate those products into vehicle platforms. We're looking for curious and talented teammates to keep us moving in the right direction
In this hybrid role, you will report to a Staff Software Engineer
Develop high-quality software (C++) for embedded systems (microcontrollers)
Develop high-quality on-vehicle and off-vehicle software (C++) to integrate / manage autonomous vehicle functions (e.g., auto-driving, power, networking, cleaning, thermal)
Analyze field data (logs) and simulation results
Participate in cross-functional workflows (e.g., requirement reviews, project planning)

Our take

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company that began as the Google self-driving car project in 2009. After initial development, it secured permits to deploy autonomous ride-hailing services in cities including Phoenix and San Francisco, but has recently hit a major bump in the road with safety concerns that resulted in a recall of over 400 self-driving cars.

With the autonomous driving industry already besieged by setbacks and public distrust, this development does Waymo no favours. That said, as an industry leader there remains the possibility it will see out the storm, but massive attention will need to be given to rebuilding trust with consumers if this is to be the case.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Led by a woman

Top investors

-1% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.7)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Aug 2024

$5.6bn

SERIES C

Jun 2021

$2.5bn

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Total funding: $11.1bn

Company HQ

Mountain View, CA

Leadership

Dmitri Dolgov

(Co-CEO, not founder)

Former CTO of the company. After a PhD at the University of Michigan, they worked as a Stanford Postdoctoral Researcher before moving to the Toyota Research Institute. They also spent 8 years at Google as a Software Engineer.

Tekedra N. Mawakana

(Co-CEO, not founder)

Has worked at Waymo since 2017, as Global Head of Policy then CXO then COO before becoming Co-CEO. They are on the Board of Advisors at Operator Collective, Board of Directors at Intuit, and an Advisor for Boom Supersonic.

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