Senior Simulator Orchestration Engineer

Waymo; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 213,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus program

Equity incentive plan

Benefits program

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Simulator Orchestration team. You will architect and orchestrate simulation environments for new initiatives, tackle complex weather, geography, and onboard capability challenges, and ship robust production code in a large C++ codebase.

You will collaborate across Simulator, Eval and Onboard teams, design dynamic configuration and integration layers, and demonstrate practical problem solving in a highly ambiguous domain. Hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience in software development.
• Proficiency in C++ or Python with ability to navigate large codebases.
• Experience building orchestration or integration layers for large-scale software systems.
• Proven problem-solving in complex, ambiguous technical domains.
• Pragmatic engineering approach avoiding over-engineering.
• Excellent collaboration and communication across teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect Simulation Solutions: develop environments for new initiatives and complex weather/geography scenarios.
• Design the Orchestration Layer: dynamic selection and composition of simulator features.
• Navigate Complex Systems: work with large C++ codebases, debug inter-system interactions.
• Collaborate Across Boundaries: partner with Simulator, Eval and Onboard teams to deliver end-to-end simulation solutions.

Skills

5+ years experience

C++/Python

Orchestration layers

Large-scale systems

Collaboration & communication

Tools

C++ codebase

Job description

Waymo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Simulator Orchestration team. You will architect and orchestrate simulation environments for new initiatives, tackle complex weather, geography, and onboard capability challenges, and ship robust production code in a large C++ codebase.

You will collaborate across Simulator, Eval and Onboard teams, design dynamic configuration and integration layers, and demonstrate practical problem solving in a highly ambiguous domain. Hybrid work model.