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.

Want to build the next generation of infrastructure for driverless cars? Join the Waymo Commercialization team, and help design the future of transportation! We are looking for a passionate Senior Staff SWE / Tech Lead who wants to help build the systems that manage and optimize Waymo’s core ride hailing and fleet management systems.

The ideal candidate is someone who can be self-sufficient and product-minded. You will be working on cross-cutting problems that will require strong cross-team collaboration, both technically (mobile app, cloud backends, and the Waymo Driver) and functionally (operations, product, legal, partnerships, policy & privacy) to develop and deliver business critical infrastructure.

In this role, you’ll:

• Help build and evolve one or more mission-critical commercialization tools and systems

• Collaborate with Product, UX, and other engineering teams to develop systems and processes as business needs grow and evolve

• Solve hard, real-world problems such as demand planning, pickup / dropoff optimization, fleet optimization, field escalation handling, and more

At a minimum we’d like you to have:

• BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

• 6+ years experience working with backend tech (e.g. C++, Spanner)

• TL or technical leadership skills

• Ability to thrive in ambiguity, solving large, open-ended problems

• Ability to think strategically and architecturally, while balancing short- and long-term needs

• Excellent communication and collaboration - ability to work across multiple teams to achieve long-term goals

• Location: This position will be in the SF bay area

It’s preferred if you have:

• Passion for working in cross functional environments that include nontechnical stakeholders

• Familiarity with Google infrastructure (e.g. Flume, Borg, Protocol Buffers, One Platform)

• Experience with robotics / hardware interfacing

• Experience with operations tooling, developer productivity, or developer tools

• Experience with optimization / OR scheduler

• Experience with Geo (pathfinder, mapfacts, walking directions)

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**$281,000—$356,000 USD**