Staff Software Engineer, Speciality PUDO

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company focused on building the Waymo Driver, a fully autonomous driving system that has provided over ten million rider-only trips and driven over 100 million miles on public roads across 15+ U.S. states.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in backend development, including Java/Kotlin, Python, Go, or C++ codebases.
• Experience with designing and developing distributed systems.
• Experience collaborating with software developers and cross-functional stakeholders at multiple levels and across sites.
• Experience in leading large efforts and a team of engineers.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to have:

• Experience with engineering artifacts, reliability monitoring and alerting, security and privacy practices and techniques, documentation, integration testing, production hygiene, and support processes.
• Experience with large scale distributed systems.
• Proficiency in C++.
• Experience in leading teams of engineers.

• Lead the design and development of high-impact backend systems and APIs crucial for Waymo's rider experience and operational intelligence.
• Architect and implement scalable platforms to ingest, process, and analyze city and vehicle data, generating key insights.
• Drive the technical vision and roadmap for backend services that support seamless rider journeys, especially in complex venues.
• Build and maintain robust, mission-critical infrastructure to support Waymo's expanding autonomous vehicle operations.
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and operations teams to deliver innovative solutions for riders and internal tools.
• Mentor other engineers, championing best practices in software design, testing, and reliability.
• Own the end-to-end delivery of complex features, from conception through production deployment and beyond.
• Enhance system performance and scalability to ensure highly reliable service for the autonomous fleet.