Skip to content
← Waymo

Principal Software Engineer, Post Training

Waymo · Mountain View, CA. USA · Mountain View (US-MTV-EMF680)

CHECKED 8H AGO

Roboticsonsiteprincipal$349k–$431k
Apply on the lab’s site ↗

At a glance

Highlights

  • Lead next-gen post-training strategy powering the Waymo Driver at global scale.
  • Advance onboard AI that has driven 100M+ miles and 10M rider-only trips.
  • Shape ML stack across fleet driving millions of real-world miles weekly.

What they offer

  • Discretionary annual bonus program
  • Equity incentive plan
  • Generous Company benefits program

Ideal candidate

Seasoned ML leader passionate about autonomous driving who thrives influencing strategy and mentoring teams to scale post-training impact across real-world robotics.

Requirements

  • MS in computer science with an emphasis in machine learning or equivalent degree (PhD preferred)
  • 10+ years of leadership experience in a large-scale machine learned production system
  • Experience leading a post-training system used in production with 100M+ users
  • Experience building metrics, data, and flywheels for post-training applications
  • Experience influencing without authority at the director and VP level or higher
  • Ability to balance influencing day-to-day leadership with developing engineering strategy

Lab profile

About Waymo

Autonomous driving technology company building the Waymo Driver for fully autonomous ride-hailing.

What they build

  • Waymo Driver
  • Fully autonomous ride-hail service

Known for

  • Large-scale driving simulation
  • Simulation realism
  • Quantitative evaluations
  • Onboard autonomy models

Key facts

  • Founded in 2009
  • Started as the Google Self-Driving Car Project
More about Waymo →
Apply on the lab’s site ↗