Waymo · 3 weeks ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Simulation
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$281K/yr - $356K/yr
10+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The Senior Tech Lead role will lead technical projects across the Simulator, focusing on building and deploying new simulation capabilities and enhancing automated issue detection.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Define and drive the technical strategy for the full lifecycle of issue response within the Simulator, from automated detection and root cause analysis to the deployment of both temporary mitigations and permanent software fixes, as well as preventing future regressions
Lead complex, cross-functional technical initiatives to enhance automated issue detection by integrating new data sources and signals, and by minimizing the time from an in-field event to mitigation deployment
Collaborate closely with Data Science, Systems Engineering and operations teams to streamline technical processes and tools, accelerating the deployment and validation of solutions and mitigations for issues identified in theDrive technical alignment and consensus across multiple engineering stakeholders regarding Simulator strategy, system architecture, and project execution
Mentor mid-level and junior engineers on complex technical problems, best practices in system architecture, and high-quality software development, acting as a technical force multiplier
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of experience in software engineering
Significant experience (3+ years) acting as a technical lead, owning the end-to-end architecture and delivery of large-scale software projects
Expertise with C++ and/or Python
Demonstrated knowledge of the Simulator and $ ext{SimEval}$ ecosystem
Preferred
Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related field
Experience building or significantly contributing to SRE or operations-focused engineering systems
Proven track record of successfully leading complex, cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders to completion, particularly within a robotics or autonomous systems domain
Experience with large-scale data processing, robotics, or safety-critical systems
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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