Waymo

Technology

SoftwareEngineer,FleetOptimization

$175–215k Mountain View, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Software Engineer, Fleet Optimization at Waymo. Skills: Fleet optimization, Algorithm implementation, System design. Design algorithms. Implement software”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshoot; Identify opportunities

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BS degree in Computer Science, 5+ years of direct coding experience, Backend or infrastructure preferred

Nice to Have

Experience implementing algorithms, Practical knowledge in dynamics, Practical knowledge in optimization, Practical knowledge in control, Practical knowledge in operations research, Implementing design patterns, Passion for working in cross functional environments, Familiarity with Google infrastructure, Experience with operations tooling, Experience with developer productivity, Experience with developer tools

What You'll Do.

Solve real world problems

Make system design tradeoffs

Build mission-critical tools

Evolve mission-critical tools

Own mission-critical tools

Operate mission-critical tools

Collaborate with Operators

Collaborate with Product

Collaborate with data science

Collaborate with engineering teams

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-team collaboration; Cross functional environments; Nontechnical stakeholders

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. The ideal candidate is someone who can be self-sufficient and product-minded. You will be working on cross-cutting problems that will require strong cross-team collaboration, both technically (mobile app, cloud backends, and the Waymo Driver) and functionally (operations, product, legal, partnerships, policy & privacy) to develop and deliver business critical infrastructure. You will: Algorithm design and software implementation to solve multi-disciplinary real world problems at the intersection of computer science, optimization and fleet management. Make informed tradeoffs in system design around real world system realities in fleet optimization. Instrument systems and analyze data to understand behaviors, troubleshoot, and identify opportunities. Build, evolve, own, and operate mission-critical tools and systems. Collaborate with Operators on the ground, Product, UX, data science, and other engineering teams to develop You have: BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience. 5+ years of direct coding experience. Backend or infrastructure preferred.. Experience with backend coding languages: C++, (secondary Python). We prefer: Experience implementing algorithms for multidimensional systems. Practical knowledge in any of the fields of dynamics (system respons

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