Waymo

Software Engineer, Low-Latency Networking & Systems

Waymo
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15 hours ago
Mountain View, CA, USASenior
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$213k - $263k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architectural design, implementation, and scaling of real-time communication infrastructure and onboard networking systems.
  • Design and build reliable, low-latency transport protocols and communication systems for dynamic wireless environments.
  • Optimize network performance, data transmission efficiency, and traffic prioritization between vehicle fleets and cloud services.
  • Partner with onboard vehicle systems, cloud platform, and fleet operations teams on mission-critical data exchange.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentor team members, and promote reliability, concurrency, and performance best practices.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • At least 5 years of software engineering experience using C++ within Linux environments.
  • At least 3 years of experience designing, building, and operating low-latency network protocols, communication systems, or distributed systems.
  • Deep expertise in systems and network programming, multithreading, concurrency, and asynchronous I/O.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership and experience delivering complex systems to production.
  • Preferred: MS or Ph.D. in a related technical field.
  • Preferred: experience with LTE/5G, multi-link bonding, mobile networking protocols, Linux networking internals, socket programming, traffic management, QUIC, WebRTC, Envoy, embedded Linux, automotive platforms, robotics, autonomous vehicles, performance profiling, network optimization, or system resilience.
  • Location in or willingness to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area is preferred.

Benefits

  • Eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
  • Full-time position; location-specific salary ranges may apply for remote work or different US locations.

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About Waymo

1,001-5,000 employees

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.

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