About the role
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
Join our Waymo Driver Validation team, and help us design the future of transportation! We are looking for a passionate Software Engineer who wants to help build the systems that improve Waymo's core ride hailing and fleet management systems.
You are someone who is product-minded. You will work on cross-cutting problems to require cross-team collaboration, both technically (mobile app, cloud backends, and the Waymo Driver) and functionally (operations, product, legal, partnerships, policy & privacy) to develop and deliver business critical infrastructure.
In this hybrid role, you will report to an Engineering Manager.
You will:
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Help build and evolve mission-critical horizontal infrastructure and tooling that underpins all commercialization systems
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Collaborate with other engineering teams to develop systems and processes as business needs grow and evolve
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Help scale our systems to meet the demands of commercial expansion and growing complexity
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Solve hard, real-world problems such as world simulation for regression testing and evaluation of software services managing fleets for autonomous vehicles
You have:
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BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
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4+ years of backend or infrastructure experience
We prefer:
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Experience with C++ (or a Willingness to participate in professional development activities to stay current on industry knowledge)
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Experience working in environments including nontechnical team members
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Experience with operations tooling, developer productivity, or developer tools
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Aplyr's read
Waymo is a leader in autonomous vehicle technology, attracting talent passionate about transforming transportation with innovative self-driving solutions.
What's promising
- •Waymo benefits from Alphabet's resources, providing robust support for research and development.
- •The company is pioneering in autonomous vehicle technology, setting industry standards.
- •Waymo's diverse hiring across roles indicates a comprehensive approach to scaling operations.
What to watch
- •Regulatory hurdles could delay widespread adoption of self-driving technology.
- •High competition in the autonomous vehicle market may impact Waymo's market share.
- •Operational challenges in scaling ride-hailing services could affect growth.
Why Waymo
- •Waymo's extensive real-world testing gives it a competitive edge in data-driven development.
- •The company's collaboration with Alphabet enhances its technological capabilities.
- •Waymo's focus on safety and reliability differentiates it in the autonomous vehicle sector.
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About Waymo
Waymo is a self-driving technology company that aims to make it safe and easy for people and things to get where they’re going. As a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous vehicle technology, significantly impacting the future of transportation.
