Staff Software Engineer, Planner Reasoning at WAYMO LLC

Mountain View, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 Apr, 26

Salary

302000.0

Posted On

13 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, Data Analysis, API Design, SQL, C++, Evaluation Techniques, Motion Planning, Perception

Industry

technology;Information and Internet

Description

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states. The Planner Reasoning Team builds technology that has an extremely broad impact across the Waymo organization and is the team most directly responsible for the Waymo Driver’s behavior. We have wide reaching impact into both onboard and off-board system architecture, paving the way for future-looking deep-learning-based explorations. As a Technical Lead, you'll have an impact on scaling our Waymo Driver's performance and maintaining and improving our excellent safety record as Waymo expands to more cities. In this hybrid role, you will report to an Engineering Manager. You will Working closely with leads and TLMs in the org to design and implement horizontal solutions to solve behavioral driving issues in new geos Build quantitative evaluation techniques to drive data driven development Work closely with partners in Mapping, Product, and the rest of the Onboard stack You have: PhD, Masters or Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field Experience manipulating and analyzing large datasets Experience with working and solving design problems that cut across multiple components. High quality API design with an eye towards eval and data driven techniques. We prefer: Experience in the autonomous driving domain, including areas like motion planning or perception Proficiency in SQL Proficiency in C++ Evaluation experience, contributing to scalable eval workflows and building metrics for ML models The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process. Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements. Salary Range $238,000—$302,000 USD

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Responsibilities

You will design and implement solutions to solve behavioral driving issues and build quantitative evaluation techniques for data-driven development. You will work closely with various teams to enhance the Waymo Driver's performance and safety.