Senior Software Engineer, Waymo

Infrastructure

$204-259k

+ Discretionary annual bonus program + Equity incentive plan

Python

Java

C++

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Mountain View, CA

Autonomous driving technology

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Autonomous driving technology

1001+ employees

B2CTransportAutomation

Be an early applicant

$204-259k

+ Discretionary annual bonus program + Equity incentive plan

Python

Java

C++

Senior and Expert 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

5+ years of software engineering experience
5+ years of experience with large-scale distributed systems
5+ years of experience driving collaboration across organizational boundaries
Good working knowledge with C++ / Java / Python
Familiarity with Data Engineering / Backend Infrastructure / Streaming Infrastructure
Sampling / Compression / Fleet Optimization algorithms
Resource Allocation Fairness
Familiarity with Cloud Storage (e.g. S3 or GCS)
3+ years of high productivity in C++ development

What the job involves

In this hybrid role, you will report to a Tech Lead Manager
Work in close relationships with partners across Waymo (Simulation, Planner, Perception, Analysis, Release Eval, Onboard Infra, Mapping, Ops, Hardware, Depot Infra, Legal, Product) to build joint strategy and roadmaps
Understand and improve the behavior of production systems, including instrumentation, bug fixes, provisioning, and reliability improvements
Improve the automation, code health, technical debt and simplify the system
Provide support for partners and clients

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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