Waymo
Staff Software Engineer, Quantitative Evaluations
$251K–$310K
Mountain View, CA, USA +4 · Staff · Full-time · Posted May 27, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
San Francisco, CA, USA
New York, NY, USA
Mountain View, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 4–7 years of industry experience.
- Education
- BS in Computer Science, Robotics, Statistics, Physics, Math, or another quantitative area.
About the job
Develop quantitative methods and evaluation products to measure and improve the Waymo Driver’s performance using simulation and real-world driving data.
What you'll do
- Develop performance signals and connect onboard software changes with simulated outcomes.
- Analyze simulation and real-world driving data, and recommend improvements to metric quality and interpretability.
- Collaborate on evaluation products and champion code health and best practices.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Statistics, Physics, Math, or another quantitative area.
- Experience navigating and modifying large codebases with varied languages, performing statistical analyses, building data-processing pipelines, and maintaining code quality.
- Strong quantitative and data fluency; self-motivation to tackle complex, open-ended problems.
Nice to have
- Experience with C++, machine learning, A/B experiment infrastructure, metric validation, rapid-prototyping data tools, or the autonomous vehicle industry.
Pay
$251,000 — $310,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
C++, Python, SQL
AI focus
Use machine learning techniques to develop signals that measure the Waymo Driver’s performance and driving qualities.
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