Staff Tech Lead Software Engineer, Vehicle Realism Platform

Highlights

• Build realistic simulation for the Waymo Driver across hardware platforms.
• Bridge vehicle subsystems and simulation to enhance robotic realism.
• Scale simulator reliability and reproducibility for millions of test miles.

What they offer

• Annual bonus program
• Equity incentive plan
• Company benefits program

Ideal candidate

A collaborative product-minded engineer and emerging technical leader who cares deeply about simulation realism and reliability, excited to partner across hardware and onboard teams to scale autonomous driving.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience building a popular (internal or external-facing) product
• Experience on backend knowledge such as workflows, databases, SQL, production monitoring, etc
• Strong in C++
• Experience with the release of software in a highly distributed heterogeneous execution environment
• Experience with systems programming (game engines, database, OS, distributed)
• Experience with robotics or perception systems
• Experience with performance optimization in complex backend and infrastructure systems
• Experience with ML
• Previous TL experience