Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure, Limited Duration

Waymo; California; On-site; USD 170,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a talented individual to join its ML Infrastructure team. This role focuses on enhancing the development experience for machine learning projects, contributing to the creation of tools and systems that streamline processes like data management and evaluation. With a commitment to improving mobility and safety through autonomous driving technology, this position offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that impact millions. If you're passionate about building infrastructure and eager to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Equity incentive plan

Generous company benefits program

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or similar technical field required.
• Proficiency in C++, Python, or TypeScript is essential.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Waymo's ML Infra stack and build tooling across the ML development ecosystem.
• Deliver new Waymo products and enhance developer productivity.

Skills

C++

Python

TypeScript

Customer focus

Attention to detail

Education

BS in Computer Science

Robotics

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

ML development tools

Data management systems

Data labeling tools

Job description

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo One, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over one million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving tens of millions of miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 13+ U.S. states.

The Waymo ML Infrastructure team accelerates Waymo's mission by building the best ecosystem for sustainably innovating and shipping ML-powered intelligence. Our primary stakeholders are Research, Production, and Hardware teams, powering state-of-the-art models in Perception and Planning, core to our autonomous driving software. We provide best-in-class solutions for the entire model development lifecycle, collaborating closely with Google. Developer productivity, scale, and efficiency are core tenets. This role is a limited duration, at-will role to support projects across the ML Infrastructure team, expected to take approximately 2 years.

You will:

• Report into an Engineering Manager
• Work on an exciting roadmap to deliver new Waymo products
• Be a core contributor to Waymo's ML Infra stack, building tooling and systems across the ML development ecosystem, such as data mining, data labeling, data management, ML evaluation, and ML resources management, with the ultimate goal of enabling a smoother development experience and faster iteration speed

You have:

• BS in Computer Science, Robotics, a similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
• High customer focus and attention to detail
• Proficiency in C++, Python, or TypeScript

We prefer:

• 2 years of professional experience on infrastructure projects
• Be customer-centric, and be willing to go above & beyond to solve user problems
• Passionate about building internal infrastructure or toolings

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remotely, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

This position may also be eligible to participate in Waymo’s equity incentive plan and generous Company benefits program, if applicable.

Salary Range: $170,000 — $216,000 USD