Senior Android Engineer, Mission Planning

Waymo

Warsaw, Poland

On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to senior mobile engineers with backend experience who thrive in cross-functional collaboration within autonomous driving technology.

Best fit for

Senior Android developers with backend experience in Java/Kotlin seeking cross-team challenges.
— “5 years of experience in mobile development, experience with modern Android application development”
Product-minded engineers comfortable working across mobile, cloud, and autonomous systems.
— “work on cross-cutting problems to require cross-team collaboration, both technically (mobile app, cloud backends, and the Waymo Driver)”
Developers who actively incorporate AI coding tools into their workflow.
— “Experience using AI tools for day-to-day development (Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, etc)”

Things to consider

Hybrid reporting structure may involve coordination with US-based teams.
— “In this hybrid role, you will report to an Engineering Manager”
Must collaborate across multiple functions beyond engineering.
— “functionally (operations, product, legal, partnerships, policy & privacy)”

How to stand out

Showcase data visualization projects that informed product decisions.
— “Experience building data visualization and/or data management applications”
Document your approach to reliability monitoring in mobile systems.
— “Experience with engineering artifacts, reliability monitoring and alerting”
Prepare examples of cross-site technical communication successes.
— “Ability to communicate with other software developers and cross-functional stakeholders at multiple levels and across sites”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

built and evolved mission-critical commercialization tools
collaborated with cross-functional teams

Typical background

software engineeringmobile app developmentbackend development

Skills & requirements

Required

Mobile DevelopmentBackend DevelopmentCross-team CollaborationProduct-minded

Preferred

Data VisualizationUX CollaborationReliability MonitoringSecurity Practices

Stack & domain

Mobile DevelopmentAndroid Application DevelopmentBackend DevelopmentAi ToolsData VisualizationData ManagementReliability MonitoringSecurityPrivacy PracticesCollaborationCommunicationProblem-solvingProduct-mindedCross-functional CollaborationAutonomous DrivingFleet ManagementRide Hailing

About the role

Original posting from Waymo

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.
Join our Waymo Driver Validation team, and help us design the future of transportation! We are looking for a passionate Senior Mobile Engineer who wants to help build the systems that improve Waymo's core ride hailing and fleet management systems.
You are someone who is product-minded. You will work on cross-cutting problems to require 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.
In this hybrid role, you will report to an Engineering Manager.
You will:
Help build and evolve one or more mission-critical commercialization tools and systems
Collaborate with Product, UX, and other engineering teams across sites to develop user-facing products for internal use
You have:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience in mobile development, experience with modern Android application development
Experience in backend development (Java/Kotlin/C++/Go)
Experience using AI tools for day-to-day development (Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, etc)
We prefer:
Experience building data visualization and/or data management applications.
Experience collaborating with UX and Interaction design.
Experience with engineering artifacts, reliability monitoring and alerting, security and privacy practices and techniques, documentation, integration testing, production hygiene, and support processes.
Ability to communicate with other software developers and cross-functional stakeholders at multiple levels and across sites.

Source: Waymo careers