Waymo · 4 months ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Sensor Simulation
Mountain View, CA, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$281K/yr - $356K/yr
2+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company focused on building the Waymo Driver to enhance mobility and save lives. They are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer for the Sensor Simulation team, responsible for developing and scaling sensor simulation technologies to address complex challenges in autonomous vehicles.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Join our world-class research engineering team and drive innovation in ultra-realistic sensor data and perception simulation for autonomous vehicles
You will develop the latest simulation technologies using 3D Gaussian Splatting, foundational models for sensor data generation and traditional 3D graphics techniques
Lead the deployment and scaling of sensor simulation to address Waymo's hardest challenges in a highly cross-functional environment
You will work closely with research, onboard representatives, systems engineering, data science and product to accelerate company objectives using sensor simulation and maximize impact
Work in close collaboration with Waymo's foundational AI research team to transfer State-of-The-Art research into scalable and production-ready solutions
Qualification
Required
MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning (ML), Robotics, or similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
Demonstrated experience as a Tech Lead in large cross-functional efforts with significant production impact
2+ years of experience with machine learning-based 3D Reconstruction techniques, including 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) and Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF), depth estimation techniques OR traditional 3D reconstruction and rendering pipelines
Fluency in Python, C++, with experience developing ML software using frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow and Jax/Flax
Preferred
Experience with processing or simulating (Lidar, Camera, or MIMO Radar) sensor data
Experience with autonomous systems including robotics or autonomous vehicles (L4, L3+)
Experienced with C++, in integrating ML models into a highly distributed production system
Experience training large-scale models on GPU/TPU clusters
Management experience
Benefits
Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan
Generous Company benefits program
Company
Waymo
Waymo is a mobility technology company that improves transportation by developing self-driving solutions for travelers and daily commuters. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.1BKey Investors
Alphabet
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
2020-05-12Series A· $750M
Leadership Team
Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Elisa de Martel
Chief Financial Officer
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