Waymo

Staff Software Engineer, Planner

Waymo$251K — $310K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience in C++
  • Proficiency in writing efficient code
  • Experience collaborating across multidisciplinary teams
  • Preferred: MS in a related technical field
  • Preferred: Experience in motion planning or robotics
  • Preferred: Familiarity with ML-based evaluation systems

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with a creative team to ensure cars navigate complex driving scenarios correctly
  • Translate real-world problems into structured engineering challenges
  • Develop algorithms for real-time processing of data
  • Scale solutions to operate on extensive Google-sized datasets
  • Refine tools to enhance vehicle performance and reliability

Benefits

  • Participation in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program
  • Eligibility for equity incentive plans
  • Access to a comprehensive employee benefits program
Full Job Description
In this hybrid role, you will report to Technical Lead Manager

You will:
  • Work with a creative team of people who ensure that the behavior of our cars is safe, smooth, and predictable to other road users, which includes gracefully handling many complex situations involving social aspects (merging, negotiating narrow roads), while dealing with noisy, uncertain, and incomplete information.
  • Frame the open-ended real-world problems into well-defined engineering problems; develop tools, algorithms and evaluation mechanisms; scale them to Google-sized data pipelines; and refine them to run in real-time on the cars.

You have:
  • BS in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years general software engineering experience programming in C++ with efficient code
  • Experience collaborating with different teams

We prefer:
  • MS in Computer Science, ML Robotics, similar technical field of study
  • General software engineering experience solving motion planning or related robotics problems
  • Experience solving or evaluating ML-based systems


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.

Salary Range

$251,000-$310,000 USD

About Waymo

Waymo LLC is a self-driving technology development company. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google. Waymo develops autonomous driving technology and provides ride-hailing services through its Waymo One program. The company has been testing its self-driving technology on public roads since 2009 and has logged millions of miles of autonomous driving. Waymo has partnerships with several automakers and has been working on developing autonomous trucks for use in logistics.
Learn more about Waymo
Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2009

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