Software Engineer, Waymo

Planner

$170-216k

+ Eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements

C++

Junior, 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

$170-216k

+ Eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements

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

BS/MS/PHD in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
General software engineering experience programming in C++ with robust and efficient code
Ability to collaborate within and across teams
Experience integrating, evaluating or developing ML-based systems is a plus

Desirable

General software engineering experience with solving motion planning or related robotics problems

What the job involves

In this hybrid role, you will report into a TLM of Planner Technology
Work with a creative team of people who are responsible for ensuring that the behavior of our cars is safe, smooth, and predictable to other road users, which includes gracefully handling many complex situations involving social aspects (merging, negotiating narrow roads, etc), while dealing with noisy, uncertain, and incomplete information
Frame the open-ended real-world problems into well-defined engineering problems; develop tools, algorithms and evaluation mechanisms; scale them to Google-sized data pipelines; and streamline them to run in real-time on the cars

Our take

Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving car company, is changing the way people get around, Its robotaxis, which don't need a human driver, are already operating in cities like Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Austin. Soon, Waymo will expand to Detroit, Las Vegas, and San Diego, showing just how autonomous cars are moving from experiments to real-world transportation.

The company has already completed over 10M fully driverless rides and driven more than 100M miles. Its cars use advanced sensors and AI to navigate streets safely, while partnerships with Uber and DoorDash show that Waymo's technology works for both passengers and deliveries. And it's feeling ambitious too, hoping to offer one million trips per week by the end of 2026.

Even with competitors like Tesla and Zoox, Waymo is leading the autonomous ride-hailing market. Its cars have fewer crashes and keep passengers safer than traditional vehicles. With international plans for London and Japan, Waymo isn't just growing in the US, its setting its sights on shaping the future of transportation worldwide.

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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 5 rounds)

Feb 2026

$16bn

LATE VC

Aug 2024

$5.6bn

SERIES C

Total funding: $27.1bn

Company benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
Employee assistance programs focused on mental health
Personalized workplace adjustments for diverse needs and abilities, including physical, mental, and neurodivergent considerations
Access to mental health apps
Onsite wellness centers
Second medical opinion for you and your loved ones
Medical advocacy program for transgender employees
Counseling services
Support programs including menopause benefit
Competitive compensation
Regular bonus and equity performance grant opportunities
Generous 401(k) and regional retirement plans
Annual cross-company compensation review and pay equity analysis
1-on-1 financial coaching
Fertility and growing family assistance
Parental leave and baby bonding leave
Caregiver leave
Elder care and support
Backup childcare
Survivor income benefit
Paid time off, including vacation, bereavement, sick leave, parental leave, disability, and holidays
Jury duty leave
Military leave
Hybrid work model with remote work opportunities also available
Educational reimbursement
Peer learning and coaching platform
Donation matching programs
Employee resource groups
Volunteer hours
Internal community groups and local culture clubs
Inspiring spaces to work, recharge, and collaborate with fellow Waymonauts
On-site meals and snacks
Fitness centers, massage programs, and ergonomic support
On-demand fitness, wellbeing, and cooking classes
Commuter benefits

Company HQ

Mountain View, CA

Leadership

Dmitri Dolgov

(Co-CEO)

Dmitri joined Waymo in 2016 as CTO, becoming Co-CEO in 2021. Prior to this, he spent nearly 8 years at Google as a Distinguished Software Engineer and 2 years at Toyota Research Institute as a Senior Research Scientist.

Tekedra N. Mawakana

(Co-CEO)

Tekedra joined Waymo in 2017 as the Global Head of Policy, holding various roles before becoming Co-CEO in 2021. Previously, she was the VP of Global Government Relations and Public Policy at eBay and VP and Deputy General Counsel of GLobal Public Policy at Yahoo.

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