Waymo · 17 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer, Pin Infrastructure
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$204K/yr - $259K/yrWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The Senior Software Engineer on the Pin Infrastructure team will collaborate with Machine Learning teams to enhance location selection models and develop scalable solutions for managing congestion, ensuring a seamless user experience in new operational areas.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)TransportationAutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensor
Responsibilities
Collaborate with Machine Learning (ML) teams to integrate new location selection models and phase out legacy heuristic ranking systems to improve pin quality
Centralize critical location logic, such as estimated time of arrival (ETA) calculation and venue validation, into a core API to ensure consistency and improve service reasoning
Design and implement scalable solutions for managing congestion, particularly for delivery services, to move beyond static location management
Develop and deploy geo-fencing and demand control mechanisms to precisely manage Pick-up and Drop-off (PUDO) behavior across new operational areas
Build advanced tooling, dashboards, and monitoring systems to debug location selection decisions and proactively identify customer pain points (e.g., long walking distances or high failure rates)
Refactor and simplify complex backend logic within the core trip planning service to improve maintainability and enable clear explanation of location selection decisions
Qualification
Required
Proven experience building and scaling high-performance offboard infrastructure for critical services, such as location, routing, or trip planning
A strong background in machine learning pipelines, including feature engineering and integrating ML models into high-volume production environments
Experience designing and implementing robust, reliable APIs for core geospatial or logistics services
Proficiency in data analysis and monitoring to establish system observability and identify anomalies and customer pain points (e.g., through event logging)
Expertise in developing systems for demand control, traffic shaping, or congestion management within a large-scale service environment
Demonstrated background in refactoring large, complex backend services to improve system architecture, maintainability, and diagnostic capabilities
Preferred
Familiarity with geospatial data concepts, including Wayfinding, access point selection, pedestrian path generation, and location semantics
Experience with performance tuning, reducing latency, and scaling critical backend systems like a Route Server
Background utilizing user-specific signals, preferences, or edit history to personalize selection algorithms
Knowledge of advanced location selection concepts, such as enforcing pin diversity and generating multiple viable Pick-up and Drop-off (PUDO) choices
Experience with geospatial concepts, including handling venue geometry or multi-level roadgraph support
Proficiency with advanced debugging and visualization tools for analyzing location-based events and system behavior
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.
Founded in 2009
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$27.1BKey Investors
Alphabet,Dragoneer Investment Group,DST Global,Sequoia CapitalAlphabetFidelity,Perry Creek Capital,T. Rowe Price
2026-02-02Series D· $16B
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
Leadership Team
Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Annabel Chang
Director of U.S. State and Local Public Policy and Political Campaigns
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