Staff SWE, Simulator Platform — Realistic Simulations

Waymo; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 204,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

Waymo in Mountain View, CA, is hiring for the Simulator Team to advance the Waymo Driver simulations. You will collaborate with ML and software engineers to scale the simulator and deliver milestones across internal customers.

Key responsibilities include designing long-term architecture, improving performance and scalability, and supporting mapping data development, testing, and evolution within a highly distributed environment. Strong C++ and backend experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building a popular product.
• Backend knowledge including workflows, databases, SQL, production monitoring.
• Strong in C++.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with onboard and research engineers to scale simulation and enable critical Waymo milestones
• Support development, testing and evolution of mapping data in the simulator
• Improve / monitor the performance, scalability and the reliability of the simulator
• Design the long term architecture to fit the product to an increasing number of internal customers

Skills

C++

Backend knowledge

Hands-on product experience

Job description

Waymo in Mountain View, CA, is hiring for the Simulator Team to advance the Waymo Driver simulations. You will collaborate with ML and software engineers to scale the simulator and deliver milestones across internal customers.

Key responsibilities include designing long-term architecture, improving performance and scalability, and supporting mapping data development, testing, and evolution within a highly distributed environment. Strong C++ and backend experience are essential.