Waymo

Staff Software Engineer, DUE Experience

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2 months ago
Mountain View, CA, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$251k - $310k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead architectural design and hands-on development of advanced agentic AI systems for event triage.
  • Build scalable LLM-orchestrated workflows that automate and augment triage for Engineering and SWQOps.
  • Design and deploy stateful agentic infrastructure, including long-term memory, semantic routing, and internal tool integrations.
  • Embed autonomous agents into the Waymo Driver evaluation lifecycle in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Mentor engineers on agentic development patterns and prompt engineering.
  • Define and execute a technical roadmap for ambiguous, multi-agent automation projects.

Requirements

  • Typically 8+ years of software engineering experience designing and building large-scale, complex distributed systems.
  • Deep expertise in applied LLMs and agentic AI development, including multi-agent systems, reasoning engines, and autonomous workflows.
  • Strong proficiency with agent orchestration frameworks and advanced prompt engineering.
  • Proven ability to execute technical strategy, influence partner teams, and deliver AI-native applications end to end.
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Preferred: Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or a related field with an AI/ML specialization.
  • Preferred: Experience building agent tools or plugins, semantic routers, and complex multi-agent collaboration patterns.
  • Preferred: Familiarity with autonomous-vehicle simulation, testing, or evaluation.
  • Preferred: Proficiency in C++ and Python, with experience building production-grade microservices and pipelines.
  • Preferred: Experience with large-scale data processing, knowledge graphs, and distributed systems.
  • Preferred: Familiarity with Google’s or Waymo’s internal AI/ML platforms and infrastructure.

Benefits

  • Eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus program.
  • Eligibility for an equity incentive plan.
  • Generous company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
  • Full-time position with location-specific salary ranges across US locations; remote eligibility and location details are discussed during the hiring process.
Waymo

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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