Staff Software Engineer, Collision Avoidance Testing

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. 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, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to Systems Engineering Leadership.

About the role

Waymo's Systems Engineering team works together to blend software and hardware systems in groundbreaking new ways. We set the high performance standards that ensure our vehicles run smoothly and keep passengers safe, then design and perform the tests that validate that performance. We're looking for talented teammates who’ll help us maintain strong teamwork and are passionate about driving results.

Responsibilities

• Architect software and design systems that enable scalable and maintainable testing of autonomous vehicle collision avoidance capabilities
• Establish strategic technical partnerships with the simulation team to co-design well-defined and extensible APIs
• Integrate, test, and validate the latest state of the art simulation technologies with our collision avoidance testing framework
• Develop new tools and capabilities to automate test quality and performance
• Mentor more junior engineers

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering
• Demonstrated ability to design robust, scalable, and maintainable software architectures and APIs
• Strong C++ and Python coding skills
• Technical leadership skills, with the ability to drive strategy, influence across teams, and mentor other engineers

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related field
• Experience in autonomous vehicles or robotics
• Experience with simulation systems

Benefits

• Health and wellness: Top-notch medical, dental, and vision insurance; mental wellness support; gym membership; and special wellness programs.
• Financial wellness: Competitive compensation, bonus opportunities, equity, employees provident fund, and employee discounts.
• Flexibility and time off: Flexibility to work from another location for four weeks per year; on-site or hybrid work model; remote working opportunities; paid time off; bereavement, sick, and parental leave.
• Supporting families: 26 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and 18 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents.
• Community and personal development: Education reimbursement; personal and professional development; mentorship; Employee Resource Groups (ERGs); volunteer time off.
• Cool perks: Access to Google offices, cafes, wellness centers, massages, at-home fitness and cooking classes, and more.

Pay

Salary Range: $251,000—$310,000 USD

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.