Senior Software Engineer, Quantitative Evaluations

Waymo

Mountain View, CA, USA
Base: $204,000 - $259,000 usd; bonus/equity: discr...
Hybrid
Develop performance measurement signals
Use simulation and driving logs
Connect software changes to outcomes
Waymo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Planner Evaluation team, focusing on enhancing the quality and performance of their autonomous driving software. The ideal candidate will have expertise in data analysis, coding, and experience in the autonomous vehicle sector

Job Summary

  • Develop signals to measure the performance and driving qualities of the Waymo driver, using a range of techniques including statistics, math, physics, algorithms and machine learning.
  • Use simulation creatively and mine real world driving logs to measure driving performance.
  • Collaborate with other engineers, data scientists, statisticians and the leadership team to deliver evaluation products and help make data driven decisions.

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Waymo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Planner Evaluation team, focusing on enhancing the quality and performance of their autonomous driving software. The ideal candidate will have expertise in data analysis, coding, and experience in the autonomous vehicle sector.

Salary

Base: $204,000 - $259,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan; Benefits: generous Company benefits program

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Develop performance measurement signals
  • Use simulation and driving logs
  • Connect software changes to outcomes
  • Champion code health and best practices
  • Analyze data for metric improvement

Nice-to-have

  • Passion for autonomous vehicles
  • Drive decision making with data
  • Collaborate with diverse teams
  • Rapid modeling and prototyping

Key Requirements

  • BS in quantitative area
  • 2-3 years industry experience
  • Navigating large code base (C++, Python, SQL)
  • Performing statistical analyses
  • Building data processing pipelines
  • Writing, reviewing, and merging code
  • Quant/data fluency

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