Staff Software Engineer - Perception Offboard Systems
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo One, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over one million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving tens of millions of miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 13+ U.S. states.
Perception's systems involve both onboard and offboard systems.
The onboard perception system runs on Waymo's autonomous driving cars and trucks. It is an extremely high functionality and high performance real-time system.
The offboard perception infrastructure supports engineering development of the onboard system. Our team works on the intersection of Perception, ML, systems and infrastructure. The Offboard team sits at the interface of machine learning and systems and supports our expansive ML development including data extraction, evaluation, debugging / visualization, data mining, etc. This team also supports systems development including testing, performance analysis, deployment, etc. Waymo has a massive amount of sensor data logged from real-world driving, which is key to our engineering development, building a robust and scalable offboard Perception infrastructure is at the core of engineering excellence.
You Will:
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As a TL, will lead cross-organizational efforts to improve efficiency, deployment time, developer experience, maintainability and visibility of our systems.
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Work model serving to enable our perception system to deliver better model performance
You Have:
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Strong in C++, and system design and distributed systems
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Familiar with Google Infrastructure: Flume, Spanner, Borg, Tensorflow, JAX, Guitar, etc.
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Able to work cross-functionally, lead and influence multiple teams, mentor junior talent.
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Excited about building solutions to complex problems
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Experience in building large scale data pipelines with hundreds of users.
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Experience serving models under high volumes for complex ML first products.
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Willing to get their hands dirty and go full stack if need be.
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Experienced in robotics or machine learning.
We Prefer:
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Experience in training and productionizing ML models.
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Experience in optimizing high-performance systems.
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Experience with HLO, Triton, GPU, or TPU optimization.
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Experience with Pytorch.
This role will report into the Head of Perception Scalability
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The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.
Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
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Waymo is on the hunt for a talented Staff Software Engineer - Perception Offboard Systems to join our dynamic team in Mountain View, California. This is an exciting opportunity to dive into the world of autonomous driving technology where your contribution will directly impact mobility solutions. As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll be pivotal in enhancing our perception systems, which are the backbone of our autonomous vehicles. Your role will empower the intersection of Perception, Machine Learning, systems, and infrastructure. You'll lead initiatives to streamline efficiency, reduce deployment times, and enhance the overall developer experience within our systems. We're looking for someone proficient in C++ and familiar with a variety of Google Infrastructure technologies, including Flume, Spanner, and TensorFlow. Your collaborative spirit will resonate as you work cross-functionally, guiding teams while mentoring junior talent and driving innovative solutions to complex challenges. If you have experience in building large-scale data pipelines and an excitement for robotics and machine learning, this is the place for you. Moreover, your hands-on approach and willingness to dig into the intricacies of software will excel in our fast-paced environment. Join Waymo and help shape the future of transportation while directly contributing to the safety and reliability of autonomous driving.
Waymo’s mission is to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around. With the Waymo Driver, we can improve the world’s mobility while saving thousands of lives.
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