Waymo
autonomous driving technology
StaffSoftwareEngineer,SpecialityPUDO
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“Staff Software Engineer, Speciality PUDO at Waymo. Skills: backend development, distributed systems, autonomous driving technology. Lead the design and development of high-impact backend systems and APIs crucial for Waymo's rider experience and operational intelligence. Architect and implement scalable platforms to ingest, process, and analyze city and vehicle data, generating key insights”
What You'll Achieve.
improve access to mobility; saving thousands of lives; generating crucial insights for internal teams and external partners; enabling new functionalities; supporting expansion into new markets; providing data-driven intelligence; seamless rider journeys; highly reliable service for our autonomous fleet
Industry & Context.
solve complex technical challenges
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience, 8 years of experience in backend development, across back-end such as Java/Kotlin, Python, Go, or C++ codebases, Experience with designing and developing distributed systems, Experience collaborating with other software developers and cross-functional stakeholders at multiple levels and across sites, Experience in leading large efforts and a team of engineers, Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Nice to Have
Experience with engineering artifacts, reliability monitoring and alerting, security and privacy practices and techniques, documentation, integration testing, production hygiene, and support processes, Experience with large scale distributed systems, Proficiency in c++, Experience in leading teams of engineers
What You'll Do.
Lead the design and development of high-impact backend systems and APIs crucial for Waymo's rider experience and operational intelligence
Architect and implement scalable platforms to ingest
and analyze city and vehicle data
generating key insights
Drive the technical vision and roadmap for backend services that support seamless rider journeys
especially in complex venues
Build and maintain robust
mission-critical infrastructure to support Waymo's expanding autonomous vehicle operations
Own the end-to-end delivery of complex features
from conception through production deployment and beyond
Enhance system performance and scalability to ensure highly reliable service for our autonomous fleet
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate across engineering, product, and operations teams to deliver innovative solutions for our riders and internal tools; Experience collaborating with other software developers and cross-functional stakeholders at multiple levels and across sites
Communication Scope
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Process & Methodology
Lead the design and development of high-impact backend systems, Drive the technical vision and roadmap, Own the end-to-end delivery of complex features
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. Software Engineering builds the brains of Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology. Our software allows the Waymo Driver to perceive the world around it, make the right decision for every situation, and deliver people safely to their destinations. We think deeply and solve complex technical challenges in areas like robotics, perception, decision-making and deep learning, while collaborating with hardware and systems engineers. If you’re a software engineer or researcher who’s curious and passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving, we'd like to meet you. We are looking for a passionate Backend Software Engineer to enhance the rider experience and develop systems for understanding our operational environment. Your work will involve both refining the in-app experience, especially in complex venues like airports, and building a platform to collect and analyze city health data, generating crucial insights for internal teams and external partners. You will be developing high-quality, reliable, and scalable backend systems that form the backbone of mission-critical Waymo infrastructure, enabling new functionalities, supporting expansion into new markets, and providing data-driven intelligence. You will: Lead the design and development of high-impact backend systems and APIs crucia
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