Staff iOS Engineer, Growth

Waymo; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 213,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus program

Equity incentive plan

Generous Company benefits program

Job summary

Waymo is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to lead the iOS platform's technical strategy and architecture in San Francisco. This role involves building key infrastructure, driving engineering excellence in Swift development, and mentoring team members. Candidates should have over 6 years of mobile app development experience using SwiftUI and a strong focus on user interface design. The expected salary range for this position is $213,000—$263,000 USD annually, along with additional benefits and bonuses.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience building and shipping mobile apps from scratch using best practices.
• Focus on pixel-perfect UI and test-driven development.
• Experience with Bluetooth and Bluetooth LE.

Responsibilities

• Define the long-term architectural roadmap for the iOS platform.
• Own key infrastructure for networking and authentication.
• Set the bar for Swift development and champion best practices.

Skills

Swift development

Mobile app development

User interface design

Client-server protocols

Test-driven development

Education

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

Tools

SwiftUI

UIKit

CoreAnimation

C++

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++

Salary Range

Expected base salary range for this full‑time position across US locations: $213,000—$263,000 USD.

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.