Waymo · 2 months ago
Software Engineer, Planner Vehicle Dynamics
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$204K/yr - $259K/yrWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company focused on building the Waymo Driver to improve access to mobility. In this role, you will work with a creative team to ensure the safety and performance of autonomous vehicles, designing algorithms for various driving conditions and leveraging modern machine learning techniques.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Work with a creative team of people who are responsible for ensuring that the behavior of our cars is safe, dynamically feasible, reliable, and comfortable in environments where inputs can be noisy, uncertain, or incomplete
Design and deploy algorithms to measure the performance of state of the art technology for handling any kind of weather and degraded conditions that are scalable to different cities and scenarios
Work on a bleeding edge project at the intersection of traditional robotics and modern ML techniques
Qualification
Required
BS/MS/PHD in Computer Science, Robotics, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
Experience with building, integrating, debugging and evaluating ML-based systems
Strong experience with Python for data analysis
Strong experience with SQL and working with large datasets
Strong experience programming in C++ with robust and efficient code
Strong software architecture skills
Ability to work on a distributed team
Preferred
Experience with applying Machine Learning to generate vehicle models, solve motion planning or related robotics problems
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.
Founded in 2009
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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