Staff Software Engineer, Webviz (C++/Autonomous Driving)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer, Webviz (C++/Autonomous Driving): Building and optimizing the central platform for visual debugging, telemetry, and triage with an accent on C++ server infrastructure and concurrent data streaming pipelines. Focus on designing high-throughput distributed systems, optimizing RPC performance, and scaling offboard data infrastructure.

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

Salary: $251,000—$310,000 USD

Company

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

What you will do

• Build and maintain concurrent C++ backend services (Borg/Boq RPC servers) for streaming time-series and sensor data.
• Scale C++ data delivery abstractions for offboard storage (CNS, Spanner) and WebRTC streams.
• Optimize latency and throughput using log-sampling, payload post-processing, and async C++ services.
• Develop backend APIs for automated triage bots and evaluation executors to render driving scenes.
• Plan technical roadmaps and oversee the scaling, security, and performance isolation of offboard data infrastructure.
• Mentor engineers, review system designs, and establish systems-level C++ best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of software development experience in C++.
• Deep experience with systems programming, including multi-threading, concurrency, and memory efficiency.
• Proven track record of building high-throughput distributed systems or RPC services.
• Experience leading technical designs and mentoring engineers on complex, multi-quarter projects.

Nice to have

• Experience with Google-internal infrastructure (Borg, Boq, gRPC, CNS, and Spanner).
• Experience developing backend systems for video/image rendering or WebRTC.
• Familiarity with autonomous vehicle data formats, sensor logs, and trajectory prediction.
• Knowledge of web client architectures (Angular, TypeScript) for designing APIs.
• Experience with TDD and performance profiling.

Culture & Benefits

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