Site Reliability Engineer (Autonomous Driving)

TL;DR

Site Reliability Engineer (Autonomous Driving): Building and maintaining mission-critical infrastructure for autonomous vehicle fleet operations with an accent on system reliability, observability, and performance at scale. Focus on automating complex workflows, managing incident response, and driving architectural improvements to ensure high availability for core fleet services.

Location: Hybrid (Warsaw, Poland)

Company

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company dedicated to improving mobility and safety through the development of the world's most experienced driver.

What you will do

• Collaborate with engineers to build reliable systems for autonomous vehicle operations, including depot logistics and critical vehicle state infrastructure.
• Manage end-to-end availability and performance for core fleet services to meet user demand.
• Design and implement software to improve system architecture, telemetry, and deployment processes.
• Lead incident response efforts as a first responder for fleet and supply infrastructure.
• Develop technical direction and architectural guidelines in collaboration with cross-functional partners.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence and mentor junior and mid-level engineers.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience architecting and maintaining mission-critical systems in C++, Java, or Python.
• Proven ability to conduct deep-dive performance profiling and lead large-scale refactoring efforts.
• Demonstrated success managing massive distributed systems and solving production engineering challenges.
• Track record of defining SLIs/SLOs/SLA frameworks and deploying sophisticated observability systems.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives between Engineering and Development teams.
• Bachelors degree in a relevant field or 8+ years of equivalent experience in a high-growth environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge autonomous driving technology.
• Collaborative environment focused on blameless retrospectives and continuous improvement.
• Involvement in the full lifecycle of services from design to operation.
• Technical leadership role with significant impact on architectural roadmaps.