Senior Software Engineer: Sampling & Evaluation Pipelines

Waymo; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 204,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus program

Equity incentive plan

Generous Company benefits program

Job summary

A leading autonomous driving technology company is seeking an experienced professional to develop importance sampling techniques and find significant signals in evaluation logs. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience navigating complex codebases in languages like C++, Python, and SQL, along with a strong background in statistics. This role offers a competitive salary ranging from $204,000 to $259,000 and includes participation in an annual bonus program and equity incentive plan.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience navigating and modifying large codebases.
• Experience in performing statistical analyses.
• Proven experience building data processing pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop importance sampling techniques for better evaluation signals.
• Find rare and significant signals in logs and simulations.
• Collaborate with engineers and data scientists to deliver evaluation products.

Skills

Fluency with probability and statistics

Strong self-motivation

Coding in C++, Python, and SQL

Statistical analysis

Building data processing pipelines

Education

BS in Computer Science, Robotics, Statistics, Physics, Math or another quantitative area

Job description

A leading autonomous driving technology company is seeking an experienced professional to develop importance sampling techniques and find significant signals in evaluation logs. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience navigating complex codebases in languages like C++, Python, and SQL, along with a strong background in statistics. This role offers a competitive salary ranging from $204,000 to $259,000 and includes participation in an annual bonus program and equity incentive plan.