# Senior Software Engineer, Eval Efficiency & Optimization 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: Senior
- Location: Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-02
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://careers.withwaymo.com/jobs?gh_jid=8248394&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/waymo-senior-software-engineer-eval-efficiency-and-optimization/

## About the role

As a Software Engineer, you will solve ill-defined problems at the intersection of statistics, machine learning, and scalable systems engineering. You will develop creative quantitative models to address eval challenges, while providing rigorous mathematical and experimental proof of the correctness and statistical efficiency of your solutions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- BS in Math, Physics, or another quantitative field
- Fluency in implementing statistical, ML, and general mathematical algorithms for large datasets
- Experience adapting techniques in research papers to applied problems
- Strong self-motivation and comfort with ambiguity to navigate complex systems and pursue open-ended problems to completion
- 3-5 years of experience with
- Navigating and modifying a large code base containing a variety of languages, such as C++, Python, and SQL

Tags: Simulation (7XW)

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