Staff Software Engineer, Planner Evaluation

Job Summary

The Planner Evaluation team at Waymo is seeking experienced data-minded software engineers and data scientists to help improve how we characterize and evaluate changes to the Onboard software stack. This role involves developing signals to measure the performance and driving qualities of the Waymo driver, using a range of techniques including statistics, math, physics, algorithms, and machine learning.

Responsibilities

• Develop signals to measure the performance and driving qualities of the Waymo driver, using a range of techniques including statistics, math, physics, algorithms, and machine learning.
• Use simulation creatively and mine real world driving logs to measure driving performance.
• Design and implement methods to make a stronger connection between onboard software changes and simulated outcomes.
• Champion code health and best practices in a large and complex code base.
• Analyze data and make recommendations on how to improve metric quality and interpretability.
• Collaborate with other engineers, data scientists, statisticians, and the leadership team to deliver evaluation products and help make data-driven decisions.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science, Robotics, Statistics, Physics, Math, or another quantitative area.
• 4-7 years of industry experience with navigating and modifying a large code base containing a variety of languages, such as C++, Python, and SQL.
• Performing statistical analyses, building data processing pipelines, writing, reviewing, and merging code following industry standards for code health and maintainability.
• Quantitative/data fluency is a top requirement.

Preferred

• Experience coding in C++.
• Experience with ML.
• Experience with A/B experiment infrastructure.
• Experience building and validating metrics to measure quality in complex systems.
• Exposure to ad-hoc data analysis tools for rapid modeling and prototyping.
• Experience working in the AV industry.

Qualifications

• Strong self-motivation to navigate complex systems and pursue open-ended problems to completion.

Pay & Benefits

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. 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.

Salary Range: $251,000—$310,000 USD