Waymo · 1 month ago
Senior Software Engineer, Quantitative Evaluations
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$204K/yr - $259K/yr
5+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The role involves developing methodologies and metrics to measure simulation realism, collaborating with engineering teams, and enhancing simulator fidelity for the Waymo Driver.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Develop novel methodologies and metrics to measure simulation realism across multiple simulator technologies (e.g., agent behavior, sensor rendering, environmental effects)
Design scalable and efficient platforms and pipelines for measuring simulation realism across massive datasets
Research and implement systems that can guide simulator development priorities
Collaborate with world-class engineering and research teams who develop and use large-scale ML models to enhance simulator fidelity
Play an important role in a collaborative engineering team dedicated to building a high-fidelity simulator that directly powers the safety validation and performance evaluation of the Waymo Driver
Qualification
Required
MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of industry experience in software development
Proficiency in programming in Python or C++, including experience with relevant libraries for data handling and computation (e.g., NumPy, Pandas for Python)
Experience with SQL for data querying and analysis
Experience with software design principles, coding best practices, testing methodologies, and version control software
Identify potential system performance or realism gaps (e.g., from specific examples or initial data exploration) and create data-driven approaches to investigate them
Experience designing, implementing, and interpreting quantitative analyses or metrics to systematically evaluate system behavior and validate hypotheses (using concepts such as distributions, confidence intervals, etc.)
Demonstrated experience taking quantitative findings through to implementation, resulting in productionized metrics, automated evaluation tools, or improvements to validation systems
Experience building software pipelines for data processing, system evaluation, or metric computation, in the context of large-scale systems
Preferred
Demonstrated expertise and influence in designing quantitative evaluation methodologies and building scalable data processing/evaluation infrastructure
Experience navigating complex technical and product landscapes, defining technical strategy, and creating roadmaps
Experience with simulation systems, robotics, or autonomous vehicles
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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