Drimva

Waymo

Senior Software Engineer, Vehicle Interaction

$213K–$263K

Mountain View, CA, USA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026

Location
Mountain View, CA, USA
Mountain View, California, United States
Experience
5+ years of software engineering experience developing high-performance, efficient C++ code.
Education
BS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

About the job

Develop and deploy learned vehicle-interaction policies and motion-planning algorithms for autonomous driving, evaluating their safety in simulation and transitioning them to production.

What you'll do

  • Design, evaluate, and deploy learned policies for complex navigation and yielding scenarios.
  • Collaborate across prediction and planning teams to solve agent-interaction problems.
  • Integrate models into closed-loop simulation, benchmark safety, and support production releases.

What they ask for

  • BS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience developing high-performance, efficient C++ code.
  • Hands-on ML model-building experience, including learned driving policies (RL/imitation learning), PyTorch or JAX, closed-loop simulation evaluation, and a track record of shipping models to production.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional engineering teams.

Nice to have

  • MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related technical field.
  • Experience in motion planning or autonomous systems, large-scale ML systems, or technical leadership.

Pay

$213,000 — $263,000 USD base salary

Tools

C++, PyTorch, JAX, RL/imitation learning

AI focus

Build, evaluate, and deploy learned driving policies and machine learning models for vehicle interaction, using closed-loop simulation and safety metrics.

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)