Senior Software Engineer (ML/Eval Data Platforms)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (ML/Eval Data Platforms): Building and optimizing large-scale data infrastructure for autonomous driving evaluation with an accent on data pipelines, mining, and analysis. Focus on architecting robust platforms to process massive driving logs and simulation data to drive decision-making for the Waymo Driver.

Location: Hybrid role based in Mountain View or San Francisco, California.

Salary: $213,000–$263,000 USD

Company

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company dedicated to building the world's most trusted driver to improve mobility and safety.

What you will do

• Develop and productionize data pipelines to generate high-quality ML and evaluation datasets.
• Design and implement robust tools and infrastructure for large-scale data mining and exploration.
• Architect and maintain data platforms to process driving logs and simulation data.
• Translate ambiguous requirements into high-impact technical deliverables.
• Collaborate with Data Science and Quantitative Analytics teams to engineer infrastructure solutions.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems for large-scale data ingestion and transformation.
• Proficiency in C++ or Python in a production environment.
• Strong technical communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with A/B experiment infrastructure.
• Exposure to ad-hoc data analysis using SQL.
• Prior experience in the autonomous vehicle industry.

Culture & Benefits

• Participation in discretionary annual bonus program.
• Equity incentive plan.
• Comprehensive company benefits program.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge autonomous driving technology.