Software Engineer, Reasoning Foundation

Waymo
$158,000-$200,000 USD
United States, California, Mountain View
Sep 12, 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. The reasoning foundations team builds horizontal technology that has an extremely broad impact across the Waymo organization. This role has a direct impact on scaling our Waymo Driver's performance as Waymo expands to more cities by enabling technologies that a lot of the load-bearing onboard system is built on top of. We have a wide reaching impact into various aspects of our system's design and architecture, and paves the way for enabling future-looking deep-learning based explorations.Our reasoning infra team specifically will builds technology which many Waymo teams will interact with. The code runs both onboard and offboard, providing a wide range of impact across the entire spectrum of technology development. You will: Develop foundational frameworks and software architectures that enable advancement of the Waymo Driver's capabilities. Identify and improve core APIs that enable a structured, scalable representation of various driving capabilities. Build, improve and support various workflows and playbooks, ranging from evaluations to novel deep learning applications. Improve the reliability of the stack and enable efficient execution of onboard algorithms. Support the development of efficient debugging and visualization of various aspects of the driving algorithms. You have: BS in Computer Science, Robotics, or similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience 3+ years of Software Engineering experience, demonstrated proficiency with optimizing runtime C++ code Hands-on experience with designing scalable software architectures for complex systems Practical experience debugging and improving live, production systems Fluency in data-driven development We prefer: Experience building data pipelines Experience improving developer workflows - identifying and improving inefficiencies and establishing playbooks for common use cases Experience in self-driving/related robotics domains 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 $158,000 — $200,000 USD