Senior Software Engineer, Chassis

Waymo
San Francisco +1 more
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for experienced backend engineers who collaborate across technical and functional teams and work in hybrid environments in the U.S.

Best fit for

  • Experienced backend engineers with a track record in infrastructure and cross-functional collaboration
    — “cross-cutting problems that require cross-team collaboration, both technically and functionally”
  • Candidates who have worked on scalable systems in autonomous vehicle or mobility domains
    — “Scale our systems to meet the demands of commercial expansion and growing complexity”
  • Individuals with a background in operations tooling and developer productivity
    — “Experience with operations tooling, developer productivity, or developer tools”

Things to consider

  • The position demands a minimum of three years of backend or infrastructure experience
    — “3+ years of backend or infrastructure experience”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize cross-functional collaboration in past roles, especially with non-technical stakeholders
    — “Experience working in environments including nontechnical team members”
  • Showcase work with simulation or testing environments for software services
    — “world simulation for regression testing and evaluation purposes”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • build and evolve mission-critical infrastructure
  • collaborate on cross-cutting problems
  • scale systems
Typical background
computer science or related field

Skills & requirements

Required

Backend DevelopmentInfrastructureCross-team CollaborationProblem-solvingSystem Scalability

Preferred

C++Operations ToolingDeveloper ProductivityDeveloper Tools

Stack & domain

Backend DevelopmentInfrastructureC++Operations ToolingDeveloper ProductivityDeveloper ToolsProblem-solvingTeamworkCommunicationAttention To DetailAutonomous DrivingSoftware EngineeringCommercialization SystemsRegression TestingEvaluation Of Software Services

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.

The Chassis Team is responsible for horizontal infrastructure that underpins all Commercialization systems. This includes:

Critical backend systems - the platforms that power everything from trip matching to depot automation

Horizontal functionality - eg. world simulation for regression testing and evaluation purposes

We are looking for someone who is solution-oriented. You will work on cross-cutting problems that 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 mission-critical horizontal infrastructure and tooling that underpins all commercialization systems

Collaborate with other engineering teams to develop systems and processes as business needs grow and evolve

Scale our systems to meet the demands of commercial expansion and growing complexity

Solve hard, real-world problems such as world simulation for regression testing and evaluation of software services managing fleets for autonomous vehicles

You have:

BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

3+ years of backend or infrastructure experience

We prefer:

Experience with C++

Experience working in environments including nontechnical team members

Experience with operations tooling, developer productivity, or developer tools

#LI-Hybrid

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process. 

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements. 

Salary Range$213,000—$263,000 USD

Source: Waymo careers

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