Software Engineer, Simulation, Limited Duration (Backend) - job 1 of 2

The Simulation team at Waymo builds technology that supports the development of the Waymo Driver. Our tools help simulate complex real-world scenarios, promoting safer and smarter decision-making. If you're a software engineer passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving, we'd love to hear from you. This is a limited-duration, at-will role on the Simulation team, expected to last approximately 2 years.

In this hybrid role, you will report to a Simulation Engineering Manager.

You will:

• Be a core contributor to our simulation-focused stack, building tools and systems that support high-fidelity virtual testing, scalable scenario generation, learned agent simulation, sensor and environment modeling, and integrated evaluation pipelines—promoting robust development and validation of the Waymo Driver.

You have:

• 1–5 years of experience in a full-time software development role with strong proficiency in either Python or C++

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

We prefer:

• Experience in product-focused software development, contributing to tools and infrastructure that support large-scale simulation and testing

• Interest in solving backend challenges in simulation systems, such as optimizing performance, building scalable distributed architectures, or working close to hardware and runtime environments

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