Software Engineer Simulation, Waymo

Limited Duration, Backend

Salary not provided

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Python

C++

Junior, Mid and Senior 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

Salary not provided

Salary may vary by location.

Python

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

You're a software engineer passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving
1–5 years of experience in a full-time software development role with strong proficiency in either Python or C++
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Desirable

Experience in product-focused software development, contributing to tools and infrastructure that support large-scale simulation and testing
Interest in solving backend challenges in simulation systems, such as optimizing performance, building scalable distributed architectures, or working close to hardware and runtime environments

What the job involves

The Simulation team at Waymo builds technology that supports the development of the Waymo Driver
This is a limited-duration, at-will role on the Simulation team, expected to last approximately 2 years
In this hybrid role, you will report to a Simulation Engineering Manager
Be a core contributor to our simulation-focused stack, building tools and systems that support high-fidelity virtual testing, scalable scenario generation, learned agent simulation, sensor and environment modeling, and integrated evaluation pipelines—promoting robust development and validation of the Waymo Driver

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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