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Waymo · 2 months ago

Senior Android Platform Engineer

positionSan Francisco, CA, USA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$170K/yr - $216K/yr
date3+ years exp

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The role involves developing the Android platform for their autonomous vehicles, including evaluating vendor development kits and working on user interfaces for customer interaction.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
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Responsibilities

Evaluate SoC vendor development kits
Develop update mechanism for Android OS and applications
Work with vendors, HW team and other stakeholders to define requirements for next UX platform
Bring up Android on new hardware
Provide technical support for other teams working on our Android devices

Qualification

Android platform developmentLow-level Android/AOSPSoC vendor development kitsSecurity aspects of AndroidGitRepoGerritTechnical supportSoftware development experienceBS/MS in Computer Science

Required

BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
3+ years of software development experience
Experience working with low-level Android/AOSP (building Android platform features, frameworks), not just developing apps on top of Android
Worked with git, repo and gerrit

Preferred

Brought up Android on new hardware, or customized a build of Android for a new hardware variant
Experience with security aspects of Android, SELinux and key provisioning

Benefits

Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan
Generous Company benefits program

Company

Waymo

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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.
dateFounded in 2009
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://waymo.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$11.1B
Key Investors
Alphabet
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
2020-05-12Series A· $750M

Leadership Team

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Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Elisa de Martel
Chief Financial Officer
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