Software Engineer, Fleet Orchestration Core

Waymo•Mountain View, CA

6d•$175,000 - $215,000

About The Position

Software Engineering builds the brains of Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology. Our software allows the Waymo Driver to perceive the world around it, make the right decision for every situation, and deliver people safely to their destinations. We think deeply and solve complex technical challenges in areas like robotics, perception, decision-making and deep learning, while collaborating with hardware and systems engineers. If you’re a software engineer or researcher who’s curious and passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving, we'd like to meet you. The ideal candidate is someone who can be self-sufficient and product-minded. You will be working on cross-cutting problems that will require strong cross-team collaboration, both technically (mobile app, cloud backends, and the Waymo Driver) and functionally (operations, product, legal, partnerships, policy & privacy) to develop and deliver business critical infrastructure.

Requirements

BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of backend or infrastructure experience.
Experience with backend coding languages: C++, Python, and Java.

Nice To Haves

Experience with C++ (or a willingness to learn)
Passion for working in cross functional environments that include nontechnical stakeholders
Familiarity with Google infrastructure (e.g. Flume, Borg, Protocol Buffers, OnePlatform)
Experience with operations tooling, developer productivity, developer tools, SRE/oncall.

Responsibilities

Help build and evolve one or more mission-critical tools and systems.
Collaborate with Product, UX, and other engineering teams to develop systems and processes as business needs grow and evolve.
Solve hard, real-world problems such as fleet optimization, field escalation handling, workshop management, efficient mileage gathering, and more.