Software Engineer, Planner Vehicle Dynamics

About the role

The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabling it to autonomously drive over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy algorithms to measure the performance of state-of-the-art technology for handling any kind of weather and degraded conditions that are scalable to different cities and scenarios.
• Work on a bleeding-edge project at the intersection of traditional robotics and modern ML techniques.

Requirements

• BS/MS/PHD in Computer Science, Robotics, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong experience with Python for data analysis.
• Strong experience with SQL and working with large datasets.
• Strong experience programming in C++ with robust and efficient code.
• Strong software architecture skills.
• Experience with applying Machine Learning to generate vehicle models, solve motion planning or related robotics problems (preferred but not required).

Qualifications

We'd like you to have:

• BS/MS/PHD in Computer Science, Robotics, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with building, integrating, debugging, and evaluating ML-based systems.
• Strong experience with Python for data analysis.
• Strong experience with SQL and working with large datasets.
• Strong experience programming in C++ with robust and efficient code.
• Strong software architecture skills.
• Experience with applying Machine Learning to generate vehicle models, solve motion planning or related robotics problems (preferred but not required).

Skills

Preferred skills include:

• Experience with applying Machine Learning to generate vehicle models, solve motion planning or related robotics problems.

Benefits

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.

Pay

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.

Schedule

Full-time position.