Waymo
Staff Software Engineer, TLM, Quantitative Evaluations
$251K–$310K
San Francisco, CA, USA +3 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
Mountain View, CA, USA
Mountain View, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering; 2+ years of team management preferred.
- Education
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Statistics, Physics, Math, or another quantitative area.
About the job
Leads a team developing metrics and evaluation methods to measure driving quality and the robustness of Waymo’s onboard software using simulation and real-world driving data.
What you'll do
- Lead the team’s development of driving quality metrics and robustness evaluations using ML, statistics, and algorithms.
- Set long-term strategy and roadmaps, and guide projects from ambiguous requirements to high-impact deliverables.
- Use simulation and real-world driving logs to assess performance, promote code health, and collaborate on evaluation products and data-driven decisions.
What they ask for
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Statistics, Physics, Math, or another quantitative area.
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
- Solid technical leadership in defining vision, strategy, and priorities.
- Proficiency in C++ or Python in a production environment.
Nice to have
- 2+ years of experience in team management.
- Experience with ML, A/B experiment infrastructure, SQL data analysis, or the AV industry; experience coding in C++.
Pay
$251,000 — $310,000 USD base salary
Tools
C++, Python, ML, SQL
AI focus
Applies ML, statistics, and algorithms to evaluate driving quality and robustness of autonomous-driving software.
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