Software Engineer, Planner Reasoning, Reasoning Foundations

Waymo
$170,000-$216,000 USD
United States, California, San Francisco
Apr 16, 2025
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the 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 One, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over one million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving tens of millions of miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 13+ U.S. states. The Reasoning Foundations Team builds horizontal technology that has an extremely broad impact across the Waymo organization. You will have an impact on scaling our Waymo Driver's performance as Waymo expands to more cities. We have a wide reaching impact into both onboard and off-board system architecture, paving the way for future-looking deep-learning-based explorations. In this hybrid role, you will report to a Technical Lead Manager. You will: Enable the evaluation of various aspects of driving algorithms through advancement of tools, processes, and infrastructure Contribute to the development of high quality metrics for the driving challenge as a whole Develop high quality algorithms for labeling ground truth data that can be used to build high precision metrics Enable high efficiency workflows across the full spectrum of Waymo's development cycle, starting from problem identification, iteration on algorithmic improvements, to regression monitoring Accelerate a data/eval-first development paradigm by partnering with various teams across Waymo You have: BS in Computer Science, Robotics, or similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience 3+ years of Software Engineering experience; Proficiency in C++/Python Fluency in data-driven development Experience in solving real-world robotics problems (driving, or similar domains) We prefer: Experience building data pipelines Experience improving developer workflows - identifying and improving inefficiencies and establishing playbooks for common use cases Proficiency in SQL 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 $170,000 — $216,000 USD