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Waymo

Software Engineer

PERM - N/A
Salary
$250,000 - $263,000
Level
Mid

Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.

Open. First seen 21 October 2026.

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About the role

Waymo's standard text

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.

You will:

  • Develop C++ algorithms to process and interpret lidar, radar, and camera sensor data
  • Design and implement efficient processing pipelines for large-scale streaming sensor data
  • Collaborate with Perception and Planning teams to understand and define data needs
  • Design and develop scalable APIs to make sensor data available to downstream consumers
  • Support the deployment, testing, and validation of machine learning models
  • Contribute to the creation and refinement of system evaluation tools and processes

You have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or a related field of study and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a Software Engineering-related occupation.
  • Alternatively, will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or a related field of study and 3 years of experience in the job offered or in a Software Engineering-related occupation.
  • Position requires 3 years of experience in the following:
  • C++ algorithm development for sensor data processing (lidar, radar, and camera)
  • Pipeline design and processing for large-scale streaming sensor data
  • Scalable API design and development for downstream consumers
  • Machine learning model deployment, testing, and validation
  • Data needs definition for perception and planning teams

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary Range

$250,000.00 - $263,000 USD

Various Worksites. Fully remote, telecommuting position.

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What this role asks for

73% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Waymo's standard text, folded away below.

Compared with Waymo's other open jobs.

The team: General Services

This role is one of 5 open in General Services. 5 were posted in the last 30 days.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

C++ (3 of 5), Machine Learning (3 of 5), Python (2 of 5)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

From the team and dates on Waymo's own job board.

Posting history

Reposted 2 times since 3 April 2026: a posting for this role in PERM - N/A was taken down and the role was posted again.

Salary context

216 other open postings titled Software Engineer state a salary: median USD 143,500 to USD 200,000 a year.

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