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 lives. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo One, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and can be applied to various vehicle platforms and use cases. It has provided over one million rider-only trips, driving tens of millions of miles on public roads and billions in simulation across 13+ U.S. states.
In this hybrid role, you will report to a TLM of Planner Technology.
You will:
- Work with our creative team to ensure that our cars' behavior is safe, smooth, and predictable to other road users, including handling complex social situations such as merging and negotiating narrow roads, while managing noisy, uncertain, and incomplete information.
- Translate open-ended real-world problems into well-defined engineering challenges; develop tools, algorithms, and evaluation mechanisms; scale them to Google-sized data pipelines; and optimize them for real-time operation on vehicles.
You have:
- BSc in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of general software engineering experience, proficient in C++ with efficient coding.
- Experience collaborating across diverse teams.
We prefer:
- MS in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, or a related technical field.
- Experience solving motion planning or related robotics problems in software engineering.
- Experience deploying or evaluating ML-based systems in production environments.
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The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will depend on factors such as location, experience, training, education, and skills. Your recruiter can provide specific salary details during the hiring process.
Waymo employees are eligible for discretionary annual bonuses, equity incentives, and comprehensive benefits, subject to eligibility.
Salary Range: $204,000 — $259,000 USD
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