Software Engineer, Waymo

$158-200k

+ Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program + Equity incentive plan

SQL

Python

Java

C++

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Mountain View, CA

Autonomous driving technology

Open for applications

Autonomous driving technology

1001+ employees

B2CTransportAutomation

Open for applications

$158-200k

+ Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program + Equity incentive plan

SQL

Python

Java

C++

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

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
4+ years of professional software engineering experience, focused on backend systems and infrastructures
2+ years of experience with data structures and algorithms
2+ years of experience with large-scale distributed systems and data processing frameworks
Proficiency in at least one programming language (C++, Java, or Python)
2+ years of experience with SQL and relational databases

Desirable

Proficiency in C++ and SQL
Background in developing databases and query engines
Background in developing large-scale data processing infrastructure
Experience working with data scientists, product managers, and infrastructure engineers to solve business problems

What the job involves

Software Engineering builds the brains of Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology
Our software allows the Waymo Driver to perceive the world around it, make the right decision for every situation, and deliver people safely to their destinations
We think deeply and solve complex technical challenges in areas like robotics, perception, decision-making and deep learning, while collaborating with hardware and systems engineers
If you’re a software engineer or researcher who’s curious and passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving, we'd like to meet you
In this hybrid role, you will report to a Senior Engineering Manager
Design, develop, and deploy components of data pipeline, storage, and query infrastructure that powers the Waymo Driver training and evaluation
Write high-quality, testable, and maintainable code in C++ and SQL
Participate in code reviews and improve engineering practices
Improve existing systems for performance, scalability, and reliability
Monitor system health and performance, proactively addressing issues and providing user support
Collaborate with data scientists, product managers, and engineers across Waymo to understand data needs in Simulation, Planner, Behavior, Perception, and Commercialization

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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