Software Engineer, Perception Architecture

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Mountain View, California, United States

Software Engineering

Full-Time

Mid Career

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.

Perception’s system architecture is at the heart of many of our onboard and offboard systems. Our systems power the development of hundreds of engineers. You will be designing, developing and improving Perception’s onboard system architecture by improving core designs and libraries. This role requires a deep understanding of system architecture and a passion for building robust, scalable solutions that empower our engineering teams to innovate. Using these core investments, you would be able to work across our teams to make the technology fast and flexible for new and existing applications.

You will

Develop and extend the Perception library (foundation of Perception)
Improve the speed of simulation while maintaining fast onboard deployments
Advocate for (and implement) large structural changes in the perception code base
Anticipate future bottlenecks in perception architecture and plan for it
Partner with teams within and outside Perception

You need

Strong C++ developer
Experience with the power and peril of multi-threaded systems
Experience managing resources to get the maximum performance out of the system (CPU, GPU, TPU, memory, threads, etc…)

We Prefer

Robotics or physical systems background (deploying software to the cloud is one thing, deploying software to a fleet of vehicles is another thing entirely)
Love of developing beautiful, simple and elegant code
Experience developing in Python
An understanding of ML lifecycle
Experience building systems with hundreds of users

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

$158,000—$200,000 USD

We appreciate your interest in Waymo. Waymo is an equal employment opportunity employer, committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive workplace for all employees. Waymo does not discriminate against, and prohibits harassment of, any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law. Waymo will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. Waymo is committed to ensuring equal opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please let the recruiting team know or email waymo-candidatesupport@google.com. (This email address is intended to be used only for requesting accommodations as part of the application process. Other inquiries will not receive a response.)

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Our people are at the heart of everything we do. At Waymo, you can enjoy top-notch medical, dental and vision insurance, mental wellness support, gym membership, and special wellness programs.

Financial wellness

Your financial peace of mind is important to us. At Waymo, we offer competitive compensation, bonus opportunities, equity, employees provident fund, and lots of other perks and employee discounts.

Flexibility and time off

Supporting families

Community and personal development

Cool perks

Access to Google offices, cafes, wellness centers, massages, and so much more. To support your wellbeing at home, you can enjoy at-home fitness and cooking classes, and more.

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Software Engineer, Perception Architecture

Mountain View, California, United States Full-Time Software Engineering 3070