Waymo · 13 hours ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Fleet Infrastructure
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. They are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to help design and build the systems that manage and optimize Waymo’s core ride hailing and fleet management systems.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Help build and evolve one or more mission-critical commercialization tools and systems
Collaborate with Product, UX, and other engineering teams to develop systems and processes as business needs grow and evolve
Solve hard, real-world problems such as demand planning, pickup / dropoff optimization, fleet optimization, field escalation handling, and more
Qualification
Required
BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
6+ years experience working with backend tech (e.g. C++, Spanner)
TL or technical leadership skills
Ability to thrive in ambiguity, solving large, open-ended problems
Ability to think strategically and architecturally, while balancing short- and long-term needs
Excellent communication and collaboration - ability to work across multiple teams to achieve long-term goals
Location: This position will be in the SF bay area
Preferred
Passion for working in cross functional environments that include nontechnical stakeholders
Familiarity with Google infrastructure (e.g. Flume, Borg, Protocol Buffers, OnePlatform)
Experience with robotics / hardware interfacing
Experience with operations tooling, developer productivity, or developer tools
Experience with optimization / OR scheduler
Experience with Geo (pathfinder, mapfacts, walking directions)
Benefits
Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan
Generous Company benefits program
Company
Waymo
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.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.1BKey Investors
Alphabet
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
2020-05-12Series A· $750M
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