Senior Software Engineer (Planner Evaluation)

Join Waymo, a leader in autonomous driving technology. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Planner Evaluation team, you will play a crucial role in measuring and improving the quality of the software that drives the car. You will develop signals to measure performance and driving qualities, use simulation and real-world driving logs to assess driving performance, and design methods to connect software changes with simulated outcomes. You will collaborate with engineers, data scientists, statisticians, and leadership to deliver evaluation products and make data-driven decisions. This position offers a hybrid work schedule and a comprehensive benefits package.

• Develop signals to measure the performance and driving qualities of the Waymo driver, using a range of techniques including statistics, math, physics, algorithms, and machine learning.
• Use simulation creatively and mine real-world driving logs to measure driving performance, and design and implement methods to connect onboard software changes and simulated outcomes.
• Collaborate with other engineers, data scientists, statisticians, and the leadership team to deliver evaluation products and help make data-driven decisions.
• Quant/data fluency is a top requirement
• Navigating and modifying a large code base containing a variety of languages, such as C++, Python and SQL
• Strong self-motivation to navigate complex systems and pursue open-ended problems to completion
• Performing statistical analyses
• BS in Computer Science, Robotics, Statistics, Physics, Math or another quantitative area
• Writing, reviewing, and merging code following industry standards for code health and maintainability
• 2-3 years of industry experience with
• Building data processing pipelines
• Experience with ML
• Experience coding in C++
• Experience with A/B experiment infrastructure
• Experience building and validating metrics to measure quality in complex systems
• Exposure to ad-hoc data analysis tools for rapid modeling and prototyping
• Experience working in the AV industry