Waymo
Senior Software Engineer, Eval Efficiency & Optimization
$213K–$263K
Mountain View, CA, USA +7 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
San Francisco, CA, USA
New York, NY, USA
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Mountain View, California, United States
New York, New York, United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 3–5 years in the listed areas.
- Education
- BS in Math, Physics, or another quantitative field.
About the job
Develop statistical models and scalable evaluation systems that improve the quality and resource efficiency of Waymo’s evaluation pipelines.
What you'll do
- Develop statistical techniques that provide better evaluation signals with fewer resources.
- Build automation to improve the efficiency and scalability of evaluation infrastructure.
- Collaborate on evaluation products and data-driven decisions while promoting code health and best practices.
What they ask for
- BS in Math, Physics, or another quantitative field.
- Fluency implementing statistical, ML, and mathematical algorithms for large datasets.
- Experience adapting research-paper techniques to applied problems.
- Experience with C++, Python, and SQL codebases, statistical analysis, data pipelines, and maintainable code practices.
Nice to have
- PhD in a quantitative field.
- Experience developing, evaluating, and deploying products at scale; experience with Agentic AI.
Pay
$213,000 — $263,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
C++, Python, SQL
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