Staff Software Engineer — Autonomous Driving Metrics & Evaluation

Neura Market; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 251,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity incentive program

Benefits program

Job summary

Waymo is seeking experienced data-minded software engineers and data scientists to advance evaluation of the Waymo Driver. The role focuses on measuring and improving the quality of onboard software through signals, simulations, and data-driven analysis. The position follows a hybrid schedule and reports to an Sr.

Engineering Manager. You will develop signals to measure performance, use real-world logs, and collaborate with engineers and data scientists to deliver evaluation products and drive

Qualifications

• BS in CS, robotics, statistics, physics or math.
• Strong self-motivation to tackle open-ended problems.
• Experience with large codebases in multiple languages (C++, Python, SQL).
• Proficient in statistical analyses and data processing.
• Familiarity with ML and A/B testing infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Develop signals to measure driving performance using statistics, math, physics, algorithms, and ML.
• Mine real-world driving logs and use simulations to assess performance.
• Link onboard software changes to simulated outcomes with robust methods.
• Promote code health and maintainability in a large and complex code base.
• Analyze data and suggest improvements to metric quality and interpretability.
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, statisticians and leaders to deliver evaluation products.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data pipelines

C++ programming

Python programming

SQL querying

Machine learning basics

Data-driven decision making

Education

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

Tools

C++

Python

SQL

Job description

Waymo is seeking experienced data-minded software engineers and data scientists to advance evaluation of the Waymo Driver. The role focuses on measuring and improving the quality of onboard software through signals, simulations, and data-driven analysis. The position follows a hybrid schedule and reports to an Sr.

Engineering Manager. You will develop signals to measure performance, use real-world logs, and collaborate with engineers and data scientists to deliver evaluation products and drive