Staff Software Engineer (Performance & Metrics)

Join Waymo, a leader in autonomous driving technology. As a Staff 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 the leadership team 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.
• Design and implement methods to make a stronger connection between onboard software changes and simulated outcomes.
• BS in Computer Science, Robotics, Statistics, Physics, Math or another quantitative area
• 4-7 years of industry experience with
• Navigating and modifying a large code base containing a variety of languages, such as C++, Python and SQL
• Building data processing pipelines
• Performing statistical analyses
• Strong self-motivation to navigate complex systems and pursue open-ended problems to completion
• Quant/data fluency is a top requirement
• Writing, reviewing, and merging code following industry standards for code health and maintainability
• Experience with ML
• Experience coding in C++
• Exposure to ad-hoc data analysis tools for rapid modeling and prototyping
• Experience with A/B experiment infrastructure
• Experience building and validating metrics to measure quality in complex systems
• Experience working in the AV industry