Senior Software Engineer, Waymo

• We are looking for experienced data-minded software engineers and data scientists to help us improve how we characterize and evaluate changes to the Onboard software stack (Planner, Perception, etc)
• If you are passionate about autonomous vehicles and how to use rich, complex data to drive decision making, this is the role for you!
• BS in Computer Science, Robotics, Statistics, Physics, Math or another quantitative area
• Strong self-motivation to navigate complex systems and pursue open-ended problems to completion
• 2-3 years of industry experience with
• Navigating and modifying a large code base containing a variety of languages, such as C++, Python and SQL
• Performing statistical analyses
• Building data processing pipelines
• Writing, reviewing, and merging code following industry standards for code health and maintainability
• Quant/data fluency is a top requirement

Desirable

• The Planner Evaluation team works on one of the key challenges in autonomous driving: measuring and improving the quality of the software that drives the car
• This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to an Engineering Manager
• Develop signals to measure the performance and driving qualities of the Waymo driver, using a range of techniques including statistics, math, physics, algorithms and machine learning
• Use simulation creatively and mine real world driving logs to measure driving performance
• Design and implement methods to make a stronger connection between onboard software changes and simulated outcomes
• Champion code health and best practices in a large and complex code base
• Analyze data and make recommendations on how to improve metric quality and interpretability
• Collaborate with other engineers, data scientists, statisticians and the leadership team to deliver evaluation products and help make data driven decisions