Senior Software Engineer, Event Response

Waymo · San Francisco, CA · CSI (7LV)

senior Software Engineer ic 4+ yrs Bachelor's
$204,000 – $259,000
USD per year

About this role

Waymo is hiring a senior-level Software Engineer based in San Francisco, CA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, Distributed Systems, Testing and roughly 4+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $204,000–$259,000 per year.

Role
Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
San Francisco, CA
Experience
4+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Department
CSI (7LV)
AI Summary
Design and develop C++ backend systems for autonomous vehicle event and incident response. Build mission-critical tools supporting Waymo's scaling operations. Requires 4+ years backend development experience with C++, Python, or Java, and distributed systems knowledge.
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Job description

from Waymo careers

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's 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’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

You will:

  • Design, develop, test, and maintain C++ software systems, tooling, and infrastructure to support real-world event and incident response.
  • Build and evolve mission-critical tools and systems that allow Waymo to scale and serve new markets.
  • Collaborate with Product, UX, and other engineering teams to develop systems and processes as business needs grow and evolve.
  • Ship solutions to novel problems that arise in a fast-paced environment.

You have:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
  • 4+ years of experience in backend development.
  • Experience with backend coding languages: C++, Python, and/or Java.
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