Waymo · 3 hours ago
Sr. Software Engineer, Core Platforms
Mountain View, California, USA
Full-time
Onsite
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 Core Platform team is responsible for software and infrastructure on several components of the Waymo self-driving system, focusing on developing system software components and improving the efficiency and reliability of onboard software infrastructure.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Work on a small team of Software Engineers to develop system software components from early prototyping to production launch of autonomous vehicles
Improve the efficiency, reliability, and trustworthiness of onboard software infrastructure
Collaborate with a variety of engineering teams to take on complex problems
Qualification
Required
BA/BS degree in Computer Science, or relevant technical field or equivalent practical experience
Proficiency in C++
5+ years of relevant work experience
Familiarity with operating systems concepts on Linux: networking, filesystems, performance troubleshooting, device I/O, and concurrency
Experience developing applications for Linux-based embedded devices
Preferred
Knowledge of GPUs, ML accelerators, power management, high-performance networking or performance optimization
Familiarity with robotics concepts: inter-process messaging, logging, reproducibility, diagnostics, and fail-safe designs
Experience driving change in existing, complex systems and codebases
Proficiency in Python
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
Annabel Chang
Head of State Policy & Government Relations
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