Waymo

Staff Software Engineer/ Tech Lead - Onboard Model Consolidation

Waymo$251K — $310K *
Transportation
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in software development for large-scale products
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or related field
  • Extensive experience in C++ software architecture for mission-critical systems
  • Experience leading complex engineering projects as a technical lead
  • Deep understanding of ML deployment and inference frameworks

Responsibilities

  • Lead software architecture for onboard model consolidation across subsystems
  • Design and build an onboard framework for efficient model integration
  • Align and unify model data generation subsystems
  • Develop robust simulation solutions for model validation
  • Collaborate with model teams for productionization of unified models
  • Establish best practices in software development
  • Accelerate model development and release processes

Benefits

  • Eligibility for annual bonus program
  • Participation in equity incentive plan
  • Access to a generous company benefits program
Full Job Description


You will:
  • Have 8+ years of professional software development experience on large scale products
  • Lead the software architecture and infrastructure development for onboard model consolidation across many onboard subsystems.
  • Design and build an onboard framework to support flexible and efficient model integration and inference in Waymo's onboard and simulation environments.
  • Spearhead the alignment and unification of model's data generation subsystem between model training data preparation and model inference.
  • Develop Simulation solutions to enable robust testing and efficient evaluation/validation to enable good developer experience for consolidated model development.
  • Embedded deeply with model teams to drive the productionization of unified models.
  • Establish new software development best practices and technologies to accelerate model development and releases.


You have:
  • BS/MS in Comp Sci, EE, Robotics, Physics, Math, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Extensive experience designing and building large-scale, high-performance C++ software architecture for mission-critical systems or ML inference.
  • Proven track record of leading complex, cross-functional engineering projects as a technical lead.
  • Deep understanding of ML deployment, inference frameworks, and associated developer tooling.
  • Good communication and collaboration skills working with cross-org partner teams


We prefer:
  • Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field.
  • Experience with data pipelines and feature extraction for machine learning models.
  • Prior experience in the autonomous driving industry, particularly focusing on onboard compute, perception, or planning systems.
  • Experience with hardware accelerators (e.g., TPUs, GPUs) and ML models inference in edge/onboard environments.


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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