Software Engineer, Marketplace Logistic

Waymo
Mountain View, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

Backend engineers with distributed systems experience and ML infrastructure background will find this mid-level role in the Marketplace Logistic team at Waymo in Mountain View, CA, highly relevant.

Best fit for

  • Mid-level backend engineers with a background in building distributed systems and ML pipelines
    — “Experience in building backend distributed system
  • Candidates with prior experience in ride-hailing or marketplace platforms
    — “Experience at another Ride hailing or Marketplace company
  • Individuals with a strong foundation in C++ and large-scale system development
    — “Experience in developing low latency, large-scale, user facing distributed systems

Things to consider

  • The role requires a high level of technical depth in backend systems and ML deployment
    — “Developing infrastructure for automatically training and deploying sophisticated optimization and prediction ML models
  • Salary range is fixed at $175,000 to $215,000 USD for US locations
    — “Salary Range$175,000—$215,000 USD

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with real-time decision systems in your resume and interview responses
    — “This collection of systems manages trip requests; matches right vehicles to riders
  • Emphasize your ability to build and deploy ML models into production environments
    — “Prior experience building and deploying ML / Optimization models into production environments
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid

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What success looks like

  • implement and scale the core economic engine for Waymo's ride-hailing commercial services
  • develop infrastructure for automatically training and deploying sophisticated optimization and prediction ML models
  • create experimentation, monitoring and analysis infrastructure for analyzing ongoing deployed models
  • partnering with product data scientists to develop and productionize pricing and matching models for Waymo
Typical background
BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience4+ years of experience programming in backend coding languagesExperience in building backend distributed system

Skills & requirements

Required

Backend Coding LanguagesBuilding Backend Distributed SystemExperience In C++

Preferred

Developing Low Latency, Large-scale, User Facing Distributed SystemsDeveloping Machine Learning/optimization Infrastructure And PipelinesPrior Experience Building And Deploying ML / Optimization Models Into Production EnvironmentsExperience At Another Ride Hailing Or Marketplace Company

Stack & domain

C++PythonBackend Coding LanguagesMachine Learning/optimization Infrastructure And PipelinesAutonomous DrivingRide-hailing Commercial 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.

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 Marketplace team builds the core decision systems that keep Waymo running smoothly. They design the algorithms that match riders to vehicles, optimize routing, balance supply and demand, forecast rider demand, and power dynamic pricing. Their work ensures the fleet stays efficient, riders get fast pickups, and the AV network operates safely and profitably across cities.

You will:

Implement and scale the core economic engine for Waymo's ride-hailing commercial services. This collection of systems manages trip requests; matches right vehicles to riders; calculates the price of rides; positions Waymo’s vehicle for future demands.

Developing infrastructure for automatically training and deploying sophisticated optimization and prediction ML models to make real-time decisions for pricing, matching, and positioning.

Create experimentation, monitoring and analysis infrastructure for analyzing ongoing deployed models.

Partnering with product data scientists to develop and productionize pricing and matching models for Waymo

You have:

BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

4+ years of experience programming in backend coding languages

Experience in building backend distributed system

We prefer:

Experience in C++

MS in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience

Experience in developing low latency, large-scale, user facing distributed systems

Experience in developing machine learning/optimization infrastructure and pipelines

Prior experience building and deploying ML / Optimization models into production environments

Experience at another Ride hailing or Marketplace company

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$175,000—$215,000 USD

Source: Waymo careers

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