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Staff Software Engineer, Planner

WaymoAutonomous Vehicles company
Mountain View, United States$251,000 - $310,000 USDLead
Software Engineering

About the role

Staff Software Engineer to develop safe and predictable autonomous driving behavior.

  • Waymo is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their autonomous driving technology team.
  • You will work on the core software that enables the Waymo Driver to perceive, decide, and navigate safely.
  • Key Responsibilities Ensure the behavior of our cars is safe, smooth, and predictable to other road users.
  • Gracefully handle complex situations involving social aspects and incomplete information.
  • Frame real-world problems into well-defined engineering problems.
  • Develop tools, algorithms, and evaluation mechanisms.
  • Scale solutions to handle large datasets and refine them for real-time performance.
  • Requirements BS in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, or equivalent practical experience. 5+ years of general software engineering experience programming in C++ with efficient code.
  • Experience collaborating with different teams.
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Tech stack

C++PythonGitLinux

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Tech:C++, Python, Git, Linux
Level:Lead

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