Senior Software Engineer, Planner

Waymo

Mountain View, California, USA
Base: $204,000—$259,000 usd; bonus/equity: discret...
Hybrid
C++ programming
Robotics
Decision-making algorithms
Waymo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Planner, to enhance its autonomous driving technology. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly in C++, and a strong background in robotics or machine learning

Job Summary

  • Work with a creative team of people who ensure that the behavior of our cars is safe, smooth, and predictable to other road users.
  • Frame the open-ended real-world problems into well-defined engineering problems; develop tools, algorithms and evaluation mechanisms; scale them to Google-sized data pipelines; and refine them to run in real-time on the cars.
  • 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.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 85

Waymo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Planner, to enhance its autonomous driving technology. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly in C++, and a strong background in robotics or machine learning.

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

  • C++ programming
  • Robotics
  • Decision-making algorithms
  • Real-time systems
  • Large-scale data pipelines

Nice-to-have

  • Creative team collaboration
  • Handling noisy, uncertain information
  • Social aspects of driving
  • ML-based system evaluation

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years general software engineering experience
  • BS in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, or equivalent
  • Experience collaborating with different teams

Work Rights

Not specified

Tailored Resume

Cover Letter