Waymo

Systems Test Engineer, Pipeline and Test Health

Waymo$196K — $242K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a relevant technical field
  • 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, QA engineering, Software Development in Test, or equivalent
  • Recent coding experience in Python and SQL
  • Excellent debugging skills with a focus on root cause analysis
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Ensure timely execution and health of release-critical tests
  • Build and maintain health check pipelines for essential tests
  • Debug pipeline failures in collaboration with Simulation and SRE teams
  • Execute retrospectives to actively reduce technical debt
  • Work with various testing methodologies including collision avoidance and perception

Benefits

  • Participation in annual bonus program
  • Eligibility for equity incentive plan
  • Generous company benefits program
Full Job Description
This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to an Engineering Manager.

You will:
  • Ensure release-critical tests execute on time and stay healthy
  • Build health check pipelines for our most important tests and ensure infrastructure for testing weather, left hand traffic, and new vehicle platforms is running smoothly at all times
  • Debug pipeline failures when they happen, working with counterparts in the Simulation and SRE teams to understand root causes and prevent future issues
  • Execute retrospectives and actively work to reduce tech debt
  • Work across testing methodologies including collision avoidance, rules of the road, perception, fault protection, and more

You have:
  • A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or other relevant technical field
  • 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, QA engineering, Software Development in Test, or other equivalent experience
  • Recent experience coding in Python and SQL
  • Excellent debugging skills, with a passion for both "firefighting" and "fire prevention"
  • Solid written and verbal communication

We prefer:
  • Experience with software development for robotics, autonomous vehicles, or similar
  • An advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or other relevant technical field


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

$196,000-$242,000 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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