Waymo

Autonomous Driving Technology

SoftwareEngineer

$295–310k Mountain View, California, United States Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Software Engineer at Waymo. Skills: Distributed C++, Data Program management, Object oriented analysis. Lead and manage a team of engineers. Develop and manage infrastructure for logging collection”

What You'll Achieve.

Achieving operational readiness to scale the number of miles driven by orders of magnitude; Improving reliability; Simplifying the

Industry & Context.

Autonomous Driving Technology
Problems you'll solve

Eliminating overheads that scale linearly; Bug fixes; Provisioning; Reliability

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or a related field, 24 months of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation, 24 months of experience in distributed C++, 24 months of experience in Data Program management for technology based, 24 months of experience in Object oriented analysis, 24 months of experience in advanced algorithms, 24 months of experience in multi-threading, 24 months of experience in data mining, 24 months of experience in APIs, 24 months of experience in Flume

What You'll Do.

Lead and manage a team of engineers

Develop and manage infrastructure for logging collection

Design and implement data ingestion pipelines

Create and manage offboard components

Develop strategies and infrastructure to maximize data value

Apply novel statistical sampling methods

Work towards operational readiness to scale miles driven

Design and build new infrastructure features

Provide support for partners and clients

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with partners and stakeholders across Waymo; Work with teams from Simulation, Planner, Perception, Analysis, Release Eval, Onboard Infra, Mapping, Ops, Hardware, Depot Infra, Legal, and Product; Build joint strategies; Work to understand and improve behavior of production systems

Process & Methodology

Manage a team of Waymo engineers, Manage the infrastructure for logging collection, Manage offboard components

Full Job Description

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: Lead and manage a team of Waymo engineers responsible for Waymo software development projects. Duties include: develop and manage the infrastructure for logging collection and data ingestion at Waymo; onboard logging collection infrastructure, which involves working with data formats, APIs, and libraries; design and implement data ingestion pipelines, including uploader modules over LTE/WiFi/wired connections, temporary storage, and post-upload data processing infrastructure; create and manage offboard components that facilitate onboard data collection and ingestion, such as quotas, sampling, and prioritized upload requests; develop strategies and infrastructure that maximize the value of the limited data collected, considering multiple requirements, physical and budgetary constraints, safety, and regulatory requirements; apply novel statistical sampling methods and machine learning; work towards achieving operational readiness to scale the number of miles driven by orders of magnitude, focusing on reliability improvements and eliminating overheads that scale linearly with miles; lead and manage a team of engineers responsible for developing Waymo's Logs ensure alignment with strategy, provide mentorship, and offer career growth opportunities for more junior team memb

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