Senior Software Engineer - Fleet Optimization (Hybrid)

Waymo LLC; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Mental health programs

401(k) plan

Remote work opportunities

Onsite meals

Fitness centers

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Waymo LLC is seeking a technically adept engineer to design and implement efficiency measures for Fleet Response operations in a hybrid work environment. You will partner across teams, brainstorm optimizations, and sunset redundant tasks, contributing to analytics-driven improvements and robust regression detection.

The role requires a strong background in C++, distributed systems, and a track record of navigating complex, cross-functional projects with a proactive, problem-solving mindset.

Qualifications

• Strong ability to dive into new problems and codebases.
• Experience working with non-technical cross-functional partners.
• Experience with C++ or related structured programming language.
• A curious, investigative mindset with a bias towards action.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar technical field of study.
• 5+ years of industry experience navigating complex systems with distributed ownership.
• Experience designing analytical frameworks to answer difficult product questions.
• An innate desire to make things better and reject the status quo.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement measures to increase efficiency and decrease costs in Fleet Response operations.
• Partner with other Waymo teams to find headroom in their shares of operational workload.
• Generate and research ideas for new optimizations of the work operators perform.
• Work with onboard engineering teams to sunset unnecessary operational work.
• Contribute to cross-functional analysis and optimization efforts.
• Improve regression-detection and culprit-finding for changes that negatively impact operational metrics.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Bias toward action

Cross-functional collaboration

C++

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Waymo LLC is seeking a technically adept engineer to design and implement efficiency measures for Fleet Response operations in a hybrid work environment. You will partner across teams, brainstorm optimizations, and sunset redundant tasks, contributing to analytics-driven improvements and robust regression detection.

The role requires a strong background in C++, distributed systems, and a track record of navigating complex, cross-functional projects with a proactive, problem-solving mindset.