Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Real Time Simulation

Waymo
$192,000-$243,000 USD
United States, California, Mountain View
Aug 27, 2024
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the 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 One, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over one million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving tens of millions of miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 13+ U.S. states. We are looking for an experienced software engineer to help us build and scale Waymo's Real Time Hardware In the Loop (HIL) simulator. The Real Time Simulator accelerates Waymo's progress towards safer, cheaper and more efficient transportation by allowing for development and validation of software without cars needing to drive on the road. It's achieved by taking the "brain" out of the car and putting it into a data center and making it think it's still driving on the road. It fills a critical gap between what can be tested in cloud-based simulation and what has to be tested on the road and is a critical part of both engineers' daily workflows as well as our automated test and validation infrastructure. If you thrive on solving challenging problems, and excel at being able to debug and improve code at the intersections of user and kernel/driver space and improving the interfaces between complex systems this job is for you. In this role, you will have the opportunity to touch many aspects of the Autonomous Vehicle software and associated tooling: understanding and replicating the behavior of many of Waymo's sensor drivers, modifying the Perception and Planning systems to work better in a simulated environment, making critical Operating System improvement, optimizing Simulation code, and improving our execution + management environments to enable scaling of our data centers . You will work closely with many groups within Waymo - Sensing, Perception, Planning, Compute, and Systems Engineering - to improve cutting edge simulation infrastructure. You will report to the Director of Onboard Infrastructure Engineering. You have: 5+ years of C++ software development experience BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience Experience in dealing with existing, complex systems and codebases Stellar software architecture, design, and development skills Excellent debugging ability We prefer: Experience with lower-level Operating Systems (Linux) and driver development Expertise in optimizing software performance Experience developing at many layers of the stack Experience simulating Autonomous systems, Robotics, or other highly complex systems Experience with data center infrastructure Python Experience Motivated with an inclination to take on complex and ambiguous problems #LI-hybrid The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process. Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements. Salary Range $192,000 — $243,000 USD