Senior Software Engineer, Mission Planning

Waymo

Warsaw, Poland

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience with backend infrastructure and cross-team collaboration in autonomous vehicle systems.

Best fit for

Candidates with 5+ years of backend experience and a track record of cross-functional collaboration
— “cross-team collaboration, both technically and functionally”
Individuals who have worked on fleet management or simulation systems for autonomous vehicles
— “world simulation for regression testing and evaluation of software services managing fleets for autonomous vehicles”

Things to consider

The role requires a strong foundation in backend or infrastructure engineering with no explicit mention of remote flexibility
— “hybrid role, you will report to an Engineering Manager”
C++ experience is preferred, but not mandatory — candidates may need to demonstrate willingness to learn
— “Experience with C++ (or a Willingness to participate in professional development activities to stay current on industry knowledge)”

How to stand out

Emphasize your ability to scale infrastructure as a key differentiator in your application materials
— “Help scale our systems to meet the demands of commercial expansion and growing complexity”
Showcase your background in operations tooling or developer productivity to align with the team's priorities
— “Experience with operations tooling, developer productivity, or developer tools”
Demonstrate your capacity to work on complex, real-world problems like simulation and fleet management
— “Solve hard, real-world problems such as world simulation for regression testing and evaluation of software services managing fleets for autonomous vehicles”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

Built mission-critical infrastructure
Developed systems for fleet management
Solved complex real-world problems

Typical background

Software EngineeringAutonomous VehiclesInfrastructure

Skills & requirements

Required

Backend DevelopmentInfrastructureFleet ManagementAutonomous Vehicle Systems

Preferred

C++Operations ToolingDeveloper ProductivityDeveloper Tools

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 Mission Planning team, and help us design the future of transportation! We are looking for a passionate Software 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 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
Help 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
5+ years of backend or infrastructure experience
We prefer:
Experience with C++ (or a Willingness to participate in professional development activities to stay current on industry knowledge)
Experience working in environments including nontechnical team members
Experience with operations tooling, developer productivity, or developer tools
#LI-Hybrid

Source: Waymo careers