Staff Software Engineer, Data & Evaluation jobs in United States
cer-icon
Apply on Employer Site
company-logo

Waymo · 13 hours ago

Staff Software Engineer, Data & Evaluation

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to evaluate and launch machine learning models for map generation, build backend infrastructure for map data, and collaborate with various teams on mapping formats.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)TransportationAutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensor
check
H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Evaluate and launch machine learning models that automatically generate map from raw data
Work with onboard teams to evolve Waymo’s mapping format to make it more automation friendly
Apply statistical analysis to validate large-scale changes
Build backend infrastructure for storing and processing many forms of map data

Qualification

Machine LearningStatistical AnalysisLarge-scale Data ProcessingMappingLocalizationTechnical Leadership

Required

Experienced technical leader
> 7 years of total experience
Experience with statistical analysis
Experience with large-scale data processing using frameworks like Google Data Flow or Apache Beam
Proven track record of leading a team to solve difficult technical challenges
Willingness to own problems end-to-end and work on various parts of the system
A passion for good software engineering

Preferred

M.S. or Ph.D in Computer Science or a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Experience in Mapping and Localization

Benefits

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

Company

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.

H1B Sponsorship

Waymo has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (231)
2024 (175)
2023 (268)
2022 (306)
2021 (298)
2020 (317)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$27.1B
Key Investors
Alphabet,Dragoneer Investment Group,DST Global,Sequoia CapitalAlphabetFidelity,Perry Creek Capital,T. Rowe Price
2026-02-02Series D· $16B
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B

Leadership Team

leader-logo
Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
linkedin
leader-logo
Annabel Chang
Director of U.S. State and Local Public Policy and Political Campaigns
linkedin
Company data provided by crunchbase