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.
About the role
In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include: US Remote Only: Please note that Waymo may not be able to employ remotely in all US locations. Please speak with your recruiter about your preferred location for remote work when you begin the interview process. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar technical field of study
- 5+ years of industry experience navigating complex systems with distributed ownership
- Experience with C++ or related structured programming language
- A curious, investigative mindset with a bias towards action
- Strong ability to dive into new problems and codebases
- Experience working with non-technical cross-functional partners
More about this role
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.
Design and implement measures to increase the efficiency and decrease the cost of Fleet Response operations
Partner with other teams at Waymo to find headroom in their shares of operational workload
Generate and research ideas for new optimizations of the work operators perform
Work with onboard engineering teams to sunset operational work that is no longer necessary
Contribute to cross-functional analysis and optimization efforts
Improve regression-detection and culprit-finding for changes...
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