10 months ago
Base Salary
$251k - $310k/yr
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with onboard and research engineers to scale simulation and achieve Waymo milestones.
- Monitor and improve the reproducibility, reliability, and usability of the Waymo simulator.
- Design long-term architectures for increasing internal customers and product requirements.
- Bridge vehicle subsystems and simulation infrastructure to improve robotic realism.
- Integrate building blocks from Simulator, Eval, Hardware, and Onboard organizations into reliable, reproducible simulation solutions.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience building a popular internal or external-facing product.
- Backend experience with workflows, databases, SQL, production monitoring, or related systems.
- Strong C++ skills.
- Preferred: experience releasing software in highly distributed, heterogeneous execution environments.
- Preferred: systems programming experience with game engines, databases, operating systems, or distributed systems.
- Preferred: experience with robotics or perception systems, performance optimization in complex backend and infrastructure systems, machine learning, and prior technical leadership.
Benefits
- Full-time position with eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Expected base salary range is $251,000—$310,000 USD across US locations; the specific range depends on location and job-related factors.
About Waymo
Waymo develops the Waymo Driver, a full-stack autonomous driving system, and operates the Waymo One robotaxi service that offers paid, driverless rides in select U.S. cities. The company monetizes through ride-hailing fares and partnerships integrating its technology on multiple vehicle platforms. Founded in 2009 as Google’s self-driving project, Waymo is headquartered in Mountain View and is an Alphabet subsidiary, with over 10 million rider-only trips and 100+ million autonomous miles on public roads.