Software Engineer - Marketplace Experimentation Platform (Ride-hailing)

TL;DR

Software Engineer - Marketplace Experimentation Platform (Backend): Implementing and scaling the core economic engine for ride-hailing commercial services with an accent on experimentation, simulation, and analysis infrastructure. Focus on automating ML/Optimization product launches and developing high-fidelity virtual experiment systems.

Location: On Site in Mountain View, California or San Francisco, California

Salary: $175,000—$215,000 USD

Company

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company developing the Waymo Driver to improve access to mobility and save lives through autonomous ride-hailing services.

What you will do

• Implement and scale the core economic engine for ride-hailing commercial services.
• Develop novel experimentation, simulation, and analysis infrastructure to support product data science.
• Build and maintain backend platforms that support multiple product use-cases and services.
• Automate ML and Optimization product launches.
• Streamline Marketplace Experimentation practices into a unified, user-friendly platform.

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of experience programming in backend languages such as Java or C++.
• Experience building backend platforms supporting multiple product services.
• Experience collaborating with product data science teams to automate ML/Optimization launches.

Nice to have

• MS in Computer Science.
• Experience building and deploying high-fidelity simulation systems for ML/Optimization production code.
• Experience configuring Experimentation services for concurrent A/B or Switchback experiments.
• Previous experience working at a ride-hailing or marketplace company.
• Coursework in experiment design or simulation systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Participation in a discretionary annual bonus program.
• Equity incentive plan.
• Generous company benefits program.