Waymo · 2 days ago
Software Engineer, Backend
Mountain View, California, USA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $216K/yr
5+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company focused on building the Waymo Driver to improve access to mobility and enhance safety. The role involves implementing and scaling the real-time communication infrastructure for Waymo's services while collaborating with internal partners and utilizing various Google technologies.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Implement and scale Waymo’s mission-critical real-time communication infrastructure
Work on both backend services and in-vehicle software
Collaborate with a wide-range of internal partners to support their data-exchange use cases
Develop expertise in and make use of various Google technologies, like OnePlatform API, Borg, Spanner, Flume, and custom-built systems for our specific problems
Qualification
Required
BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of experience programming in backend coding languages
Experience in designing and building backend applications and APIs
Preferred
MS in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience
Experience in developing low-latency, large-scale, highly-reliable distributed systems
Experience in concurrency, multithreading and synchronization
Experience in test automation, refactoring code, test development, build infrastructure, optimizing software, debugging, building tools or testing frameworks
Knowledge of computer networking, security, and distributed 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
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (231)
2024 (175)
2023 (268)
2022 (306)
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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
Recent News
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