# Principal Software Engineer, Post Training at Waymo

- Company: Waymo
- What the company does: Waymo—formerly the Google self-driving car project—makes it safe and easy for people & things to get around with autonomous vehicles. Take a ride now. Backed by Bessemer, Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://waymo.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Mountain View, CA. USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-24
- Apply by: 2026-10-19
- Apply: https://careers.withwaymo.com/jobs?gh_jid=8140089&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/waymo-principal-software-engineer-post-training/

## About the role

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. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- MS in computer science with an emphasis in machine learning or equivalent degree (PhD preferred)
- 10+ years of leadership experience in a large-scale machine learned production system
- Experience leading a post-training system that is used in production with 100M+ users, solving multiple targeted problems in parallel
- Experience building metrics, data, and flywheels for post-training applications
- Experience influencing without authority at the director and VP level or higher
- An ability to balance influencing day-to-day leadership on the ground with developing and influencing engineering strategy

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