Senior Software Engineer, Simulation Infrastructure
About this role
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
The Simulation Infrastructure team creates reliable, scalable, and cost-effective Simulation-based products that evaluate the Waymo Driver's software stack at a massive scale. We solve complex technical challenges to build services and tools for a broad range of customers – Software Engineers, Product, Data Science, System Engineering, and more. So if you are interested in building the next generation of Simulation products and infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you!
In this Hybrid role, you will report to a Tech Lead Manager
You will:
- Design, develop, and maintain C++ software systems, tooling, and infrastructure to support development & evaluation of the Waymo Driver
- Collaborate with Product, Data Science, Systems Engineering, and Onboard SWE teams to understand requirements, develop solutions, and provide support
- Manage complex production systems, ensuring critical business needs are met
- Evolve and simplify legacy infrastructure
You have:
- BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- Strong professional experience developing modern C++ production software
- Solid coding and design skills
- 3+ years of experience with backend technologies, databases, monitoring systems, and rollout processes
- Ability to solve open-ended technical challenges
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills
We prefer:
- Working experience with large-scale data processing systems
- Experience with an internal or business-facing data product, including providing internal user support
The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.
Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
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