Principal Engineer, Waymo

• Technical lead of a significant backend effort, ideally with several moving parts
• Strong ability to work with other teams, including non-engineering teams. You should be able to negotiate technical solutions that match product needs and timelines
• Working across many different parts of a complex stack, not just focusing on a single piece of software
• If you’re a software engineer or researcher who’s curious and passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving, we'd like to meet you

Desirable

• 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
• You will take on technical leadership for part of Waymo One’s backend systems. The exact team will depend on your interests and qualifications, but we have teams working on systems such as vehicle scheduling, dynamic pricing, partner APIs, and experimentation
• You will build a solid long-term technical foundation while also fielding the near-term needs of Waymo One. Our service is still early, and we need an adaptable leader who can reprioritize on the fly
• This is primarily a technical role and does not require people management, though we could consider that if the candidate is interested