Staff iOS Engineer, Growth

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

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity incentives

Benefits program

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a senior iOS engineer to lead the technical strategy for the iOS platform and build scalable infrastructure for Waymo Driver apps. You will own networking, authentication, and local data persistence, mentoring engineers and driving SwiftUI/UI performance.

Collaborate with product managers, designers, and robotics engineers to deliver user-facing products across multiple cities, while shaping architecture and engineering practices in concurrency and testing.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of experience building and shipping mobile apps from scratch.
• Production experience with SwiftUI in iOS.
• Strong track record delivering user-facing products.
• Experience partnering with product managers, designers, and robotics engineers.
• Emphasis on pixel-perfect UI and robust testing.

Responsibilities

• Define the long-term architectural roadmap for the iOS platform.
• Build and own foundational frameworks for networking, authentication, and local data persistence.
• Drive engineering excellence with RFCs and Swift Concurrency best practices.
• Mentor senior engineers and elevate architectural thinking.

Skills

Swift development

SwiftUI

Protobuf

gRPC

Bluetooth

Test-driven development

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science

Tools

UIKit

CoreAnimation

Networking frameworks

Job description

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's 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’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

Software Engineering builds the brains of Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology. Our software allows the Waymo Driver to perceive the world around it, make the right decision for every situation, and deliver people safely to their destinations. We think deeply and solve complex technical challenges in areas like robotics, perception, decision-making and deep learning, while collaborating with hardware and systems engineers. If you're a software engineer or researcher who's curious and passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving, we'd like to meet you.

You Will

• Lead technical strategy: Define the long-term architectural roadmap for the iOS platform, ensuring our codebase is modular, performant, and ready to scale as we launch in new cities.

• Build and own key infrastructure: Own the foundational frameworks for networking, authentication, and local data persistence, ensuring they are optimized for performance and modularity.

• Drive engineering excellence: Set the bar for Swift development, conducting deep technical design reviews (RFCs) and championing best practices in Swift Concurrency and UI performance.

• Mentor and grow: Guide senior engineers on the team, helping them navigate complex technical challenges and elevate their architectural thinking.

You Have

• B.S, or M.S. in Computer Science or a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience

• 6+ years of experience building and shipping mobile apps from scratch using best practices

• Experience with SwiftUI in a production environment

• Passion and experience building user-facing products

• Experience partnering with product managers, designers, vehicle or robotics engineers

• Focus on pixel-perfect UI

• Client-server protocols (gRPC, Protobuf)

• Bluetooth and Bluetooth LE

• Test-driven development

We Prefer

• Experience building and releasing on the iOS App Store

• Experience with UIKit, CoreAnimation, and other iOS libraries

• Experience with C++

#LI-Hybrid

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 remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary Range

$213,000—$263,000 USD