Staff Software Engineer, TLM, Quantitative Evaluations

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of software engineers in charge of developing driving quality metrics, measuring the robustness of the Waymo Driver to its input (e.g. sensors data, maps), using a range of techniques including ML, statistics, and algorithms
• Define a long-term strategy, develop roadmaps, and guide the team to execute projects from ambiguous requirements to high-impact deliverables
• Use simulation creatively and mine real world driving logs to measure driving performance
• Champion code health and best practices in a large and complex code base
• Collaborate with other engineers, data scientists, statisticians and the leadership team to deliver evaluation products and help make data driven decisions

Requirements

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Statistics, Physics, Math or another quantitative area
• 5+ years of experience in the field of software engineering
• Solid technical leadership in defining vision, strategy and priorities
• Proficiency in C++ or Python in a production environment
• Strong technical communication and collaboration skills

Preferred

• 2+ years of experience in team management
• Experience coding in C++
• Experience with ML
• Experience with A/B experiment infrastructure
• Exposure to ad-hoc data analysis with SQL

We prefer

Experience working in the AV industry

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

• $251,000
• $310,000 USD