Senior Software Engineer (ML/Eval Data Platforms & Infrastructure)

• The Planner Evaluation team works on one of the key challenges in autonomous driving: measuring and improving the quality of the software that drives the car
• We are looking for experienced data-minded software engineers and data scientists to help us improve how we characterize and evaluate changes to the Onboard software stack (Planner, Perception, etc)
• If you are passionate about autonomous vehicles and how to use rich, complex data to drive decision making, this is the role for you!
• This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to an Engineering Manager
• Develop and productionize data pipelines to generate high-quality ML and evaluation datasets, streamlining curation, sampling, and slicing for training and testing the Waymo Driver software
• Design and implement robust tools and infrastructure for data mining, exploration, and analysis to extract insights from large-scale datasets and drive data-driven decisions
• Architect, build, and maintain large-scale data platforms to process Waymo driving logs and simulation data, ensuring dataset generation is fresh, accurate, and complete
• Own and execute complex projects, successfully translating ambiguous requirements into high-impact deliverables
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Data Science and Quantitative Analytics teams to identify their data needs and engineer infrastructure solutions

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
• Employee assistance programs focused on mental health
• Personalized workplace adjustments for diverse needs and abilities, including physical, mental, and neurodivergent considerations
• Access to mental health apps
• Onsite wellness centers
• Counseling services
• Second medical opinion for you and your loved ones
• Support programs including menopause benefit
• Medical advocacy program for transgender employees
• Competitive compensation
• Regular bonus and equity performance grant opportunities
• Generous 401(k) and regional retirement plans
• Annual cross-company compensation review and pay equity analysis
• 1-on-1 financial coaching
• Fertility and growing family assistance
• Parental leave and baby bonding leave
• Backup childcare
• Survivor income benefit
• Elder care and support
• Caregiver leave
• Paid time off, including vacation, bereavement, sick leave, parental leave, disability, and holidays
• Jury duty leave
• Military leave
• Hybrid work model with remote work opportunities also available
• Educational reimbursement
• Peer learning and coaching platform
• Donation matching programs
• Volunteer hours
• Employee resource groups
• Internal community groups and local culture clubs
• Inspiring spaces to work, recharge, and collaborate with fellow Waymonauts
• On-site meals and snacks
• Fitness centers, massage programs, and ergonomic support
• On-demand fitness, wellbeing, and cooking classes
• Commuter benefits

• Programming Languages: Proficiency in C++ or Python within a production environment
• Education: Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• Experience: 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Distributed Systems: Hands-on experience with systems that ingest, store, transform, and output data at scale
• Communication: Strong technical communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with A/B experiment infrastructure
• Exposure to ad-hoc data analysis utilizing SQL
• Prior experience working within the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry