Senior Staff Engineer, Fleet Orchestration Platform

Waymo; California (MO); On-site; USD 298,000 - 368,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Equity incentive plan

Generous benefits program

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to guide a 7-person backend team responsible for Fleet Orchestration Core systems. You will shape the architecture of a centralized platform that governs offboard driving behavior, ensuring safety, reliability, and scalable performance across Waymo's autonomous fleet.

You will collaborate across Product, Operations, Data Science, and SRE to align technical strategy with product goals and deliver high-impact solutions in a fast-paced, safety-critical

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience in backend infrastructure and distributed systems.
• 5+ years of engineering management experience leading high-performing teams.
• Proven ability to drive technical strategy and architecture for large-scale systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-caliber engineering team of 7 members, including senior and staff engineers, fostering technical excellence and psychological safety.
• Architect mission-critical Fleet Orchestration Core systems, serving as the truth source for vehicle task assignments and execution across Waymo's fleet.
• Define and drive the technical vision, strategy, and roadmap for the centralized platform managing offboard driving behavior with a focus on reliability, safety, and scalability.
• Collaborate with Product, Operations, Data Science, SRE, and other teams to translate requirements into impactful solutions.
• Promote culture of reliability, scalability, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization.

Skills

Engineering management

Backend infrastructure

Distributed systems

C++

Leadership

Communication

Education

BS in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Waymo is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to guide a 7-person backend team responsible for Fleet Orchestration Core systems. You will shape the architecture of a centralized platform that governs offboard driving behavior, ensuring safety, reliability, and scalable performance across Waymo's autonomous fleet.

You will collaborate across Product, Operations, Data Science, and SRE to align technical strategy with product goals and deliver high-impact solutions in a fast-paced, safety-critical