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Waymo · 3 days ago

Senior Software Engineer, Onboard Reliability

positionMountain View, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level
money$204K/yr - $259K/yr
date5+ years exp

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The Senior Software Engineer, Onboard Reliability will focus on building architecture and tools to enhance onboard software reliability, ensuring high development velocity and code quality.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
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Responsibilities

Build architecture and tools to identify bugs before they get introduced into the codebase
Develop advanced C++ static analysis and code review flows
Develop and drive adoption of library-level constructs, static analysis tools, compiler extensions (e.g., lifetime safety annotations, reliability contracts)
Champion Waymo-wide code hygiene and testing standards to increase code quality and development speed
Build and own sanitizer workflows and analysis for discovering and fixing threading, memory, and undefined behavior issues

Qualification

C++Static analysisSoftware architectureLibrary developmentAutonomous vehiclesMetaprogrammingClangCode hygieneMemory analysis

Required

BS in Comp Sci, EE, Robotics, Physics, Math, or related field (or equivalent experience)
5+ years experience programming in C++ with robust and efficient code and library development
3+ years of experience with advanced language-specific constructs (e.g., metaprogramming, value categories)
C++ library development experience with tens+ of engineer users
Strong software architecture skills

Preferred

MS or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
Experience with autonomous vehicles (L4) or ADAS systems (L2/L3)
Clang & static analysis experience (including clang-tidy, clang-static-analyzer)

Benefits

Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan
Generous Company benefits program

Company

Waymo

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Waymo is a mobility technology company that improves transportation by developing self-driving solutions for travelers and daily commuters. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
dateFounded in 2009
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://waymo.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$11.1B
Key Investors
Alphabet
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
2020-05-12Series A· $750M

Leadership Team

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Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Elisa de Martel
Chief Financial Officer
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