Senior Staff Engineer, Agentic AI Engineering

About the role

Waymo is looking for a senior IC to redefine the way we hillclimb and build eval to scale the Waymo driver. In this hybrid role, you will report to an Engineering Director.

What you'll do

• Design, build, and deploy production-grade agentic AI systems to solve complex, open-ended evaluation challenges
• Develop robust, automated evaluation frameworks and objective metrics to continuously measure the accuracy, safety, and reliability of non-deterministic AI agents
• Automate the building and scaling of the hardest eval problem inhibiting Waymo's scale

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Proven technical leader with a track record of designing, building, evaluating, and deploying novel agent-based AI solutions into production
• Deep expertise in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, with heavy, hands-on experience building autonomous agents, multi-agent orchestration systems, and integrating LLMs with external tools/APIs
• Extensive experience (typically 7+ years) in software engineering, with a significant focus on architecting and building large-scale, complex systems
• Proven ability to define technical strategy, influence senior leadership, and drive execution across multiple teams in ambiguous and rapidly evolving domains
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences

Preferred qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science or a related field, with a specialization in AI/ML or a related area
• Experience with agentic frameworks, knowledge graphs, and reasoning engines
• Proficiency in C++ and experience with building production-grade services
• Familiarity with autonomous vehicle simulation, testing, or evaluation domains
• Familiarity with Google's or Waymo's internal AI/ML platforms and infrastructure

Pay

Salary Range $251,000—$310,000 USD