Staff Software Engineer, DUE Experience

About the role

The Waymo Driver Understanding and Evaluation (DUE) team is seeking a Software Engineer to own the architectural design and hands-on development of robust Agentic AI components. This role focuses on multi-agent orchestration, tool execution, and reasoning loops for event triage.

Responsibilities

• Engineer scalable agentic workflows using modern LLM orchestration frameworks to automate and augment triage capabilities for Engineering and SWQOps.
• Implement stateful agentic infrastructure, including long-term memory management (RAG, vector databases), semantic routing, and custom internal tool integrations.
• Collaborate with partner teams to embed autonomous agents directly into the Waymo Driver evaluation lifecycle.
• Tackle complex automation problems by breaking them down into actionable multi-agent projects and driving the technical execution of the team's roadmap.

Requirements

• Significant experience (typically 5+ years) in software engineering, with a focus on designing, building, and maintaining complex distributed systems.
• Strong expertise in applied LLMs and Agentic AI development, with a proven track record of building multi-agent systems, reasoning engines, or autonomous workflows.
• Strong proficiency with agent orchestration frameworks and advanced prompt engineering.
• Proven ability to execute on technical strategy, collaborate inclusively with cross-functional teams, and drive end-to-end development of AI-native applications.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clarify technical limitations and solutions for partner teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• We Prefer Master's or PhD in Computer Science or a related field, with a specialization in AI/ML or a related area.
• Experience developing custom tools/plugins for agents, semantic routers, and implementing complex multi-agent collaborative patterns.
• Familiarity with autonomous vehicle simulation, testing, or evaluation domains.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python, with experience building production-grade microservices and pipelines.
• Experience working with large-scale data processing, knowledge graphs, and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with Google's or Waymo's internal AI/ML platforms and infrastructure.

Skills

• Experience with LLMs and Agentic AI development.
• Expertise in agent orchestration frameworks.
• Ability to implement complex multi-agent collaborative patterns.

Benefits

Waymo offers a comprehensive benefits package including a 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 available.