Waymo · 8 hours ago
Senior UX Engineer, Design Systems & Tooling
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$196K/yr - $248K/yr
7+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The Senior UX Engineer will lead the technical design and front-end architecture for internal tools, ensuring effective collaboration between UX Design, Product Management, and Software Engineering to create scalable applications and components.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)TransportationAutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensor
Responsibilities
Lead the technical design and front-end architecture for complex, high-impact internal tools, partnering with PM and UX to drive product strategy from concept to production
Lead the architecture, development, and long-term strategy for the Waymo Autonomous Tools (WAT) component library and design system, ensuring it accelerates development and scales with product needs
Act as the key technical bridge between UX Design, Product Management, and SWE, translating complex user needs into scalable, production-ready applications and components
Define and evangelize front-end best practices for both our product applications and our shared libraries, and establish the strategy for technical programs like accessibility (a11y) and localization (l18n)
Mentor other engineers and designers, amplifying the team's impact by creating reusable solutions, high-quality documentation, and scalable front-end patterns
Qualification
Required
7+ years of professional front-end or UI engineering experience
Deep, expert-level knowledge of TypeScript, Angular (or similar frameworks like React), HTML5, and CSS3 (Sass, Flexbox, Grid)
Proven track record of architecting and building both large-scale, production-quality front-end applications and the reusable UI component libraries that power them
Deep experience with front-end testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Jasmine, Karma, Cypress)
Passion for writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
Strong understanding of UX principles and exceptional 'design instincts'
Ability to collaborate effectively with designers and translate visual concepts into pixel-perfect code
Experience consuming data from complex backend services (e.g., REST, gRPC, GraphQL)
Handling data in sophisticated, single-page applications
Preferred
Experience with data visualization libraries like D3.js or similar
Deep knowledge of web accessibility (a11y) and localization (l18n) best practices
Familiarity with Protocol Buffers (protobufs) or gRPC
Experience building tools for complex, technical domains like autonomous vehicles, robotics, mapping, or large-scale fleet operations
Benefits
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.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$27.1BKey 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
Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Annabel Chang
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