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.
In this role, you will report to an Engineering Director
You will combine technical and leadership skills to shape the future of autonomous driving. You will develop the logic to change lanes with reasoning, rigorously testing and refining that logic to ensure performance and safety. You will directly influence how these vehicles interact and maneuver in complex traffic scenarios.
You Have
- Understanding of quantitative evaluation metrics to evaluate to reduce unwarranted lane changes, correlating these improvements to overall driving safety.
- Data Fluency to iterate and improve the system through hillclimbing on performance until the desired level is achieved
- Collaboration with multiple teams to define both long-term and short-term technical roadmaps.
- Capability to manage the team, mentor and identify individual growth areas in both technical and career development.
- BS in Computer Science with 5+ years of tech leadership and management experience
- C++, Python and large scale system design
We Prefer
- Experience in machine learning
- Masters in Computer Science and 10+ years of software engineering experience
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
$226,000—$286,000 USD