Waymo
Senior Software Engineer, Fleet Response Efficiency & Optimization
$213K–$263K
Mountain View +3 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View
CA San Francisco, CA
Mountain View, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of industry experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar technical field of study.
About the job
Design and implement optimizations that improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of Waymo’s fleet response operations.
What you'll do
- Find and implement ways to reduce operator workload and retire unnecessary operational work.
- Collaborate across teams on operational analysis and optimization.
- Improve regression detection and identify changes that harm operational metrics.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a similar technical field of study.
- 5+ years of industry experience navigating complex systems with distributed ownership.
- Experience with C++ or a related structured programming language.
- Experience working with non-technical cross-functional partners.
Nice to have
- Experience designing analytical frameworks to answer difficult product questions.
- A desire to improve existing processes and challenge the status quo.
Pay
$213,000 — $263,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
C++
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