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Lead Technical Program Manager, Simulation

San Diego, CA · On-site +1

$137K - $177K/yr

Waymo's Technical Program Managers and Program Managers are accountable for Waymo's roadmap ... Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent ...

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Waymo is a technology company that values innovation, collaboration, and safety, fostering an environment where employees can work together to develop and implement autonomous driving solutions.

The company's structure is organized into various teams, including software engineering, hardware development, and operations, allowing employees to specialize in their areas of expertise and contribute to the development of self-driving cars. Waymo's work environment is designed to encourage creativity and experimentation, with access to cutting-edge technology and resources.

Working at Waymo may appeal to individuals who are passionate about transforming the transportation industry and have a strong interest in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and software development, as the company offers opportunities to work on complex technical challenges and make a meaningful impact on society.

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Waymo is a leading autonomous driving technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., and a pioneer in the development of self-driving cars. The company's workplace is characterized by a culture of innovation, collaboration, and experimentation, with opportunities for engineers and researchers to work on cutting-edge projects and contribute to the advancement of autonomous driving technology. Joining Waymo offers the chance to be part of a team that is shaping the future of transportation and mobility, with opportunities for professional growth, learning, and making a meaningful impact on society.
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Senior Software Engineer, Simulation, Vehicle & Autonomous Driving Realism

Senior Software Engineer, Simulation, Vehicle & Autonomous Driving Realism

Waymo

San Diego, CA

$130K - $171K/yr

Other

Posted 2 days ago

Job description

The Simulator Team at Waymo builds state-of-the-art simulations of realistic environments for testing and training the Waymo Driver. The team is be a diverse, and collaborative group of software engineers, machine learning (ML) engineers, and data scientists. We develop industry-leading simulation solutions that measure and enhance the performance of the Waymo Driver. We achieve those goals by jointly modeling the real world, including self driving vehicle simulation, realistic agents (vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists), roads, traffic control systems, and weather conditions, and the full sensor suite including camera, Lidar and radars. Waymo's simulation allows the self driving software to be tested on millions of miles of traffic before they even hit the road. It is crucial to Waymo's mission of developing the world's most experienced driver.

The Vehicle and Automated Driving Realism team focuses on building tools and techniques to improve driving realism, which is one of the fundamental attributes of simulation. We ensure that signals we get from simulation reflect real-world driving performance. We care deeply about the performance, reliability, fidelity, and usability of Waymo's simulation.

In this role, you will report to a Senior Staff Engineering Manager. 

You will:

  • Work closely with onboard and research engineers to scale simulation and enable critical Waymo milestones

  • Support development, testing and evolution of mapping data in the simulator

  • Improve / monitor the performance, scalability and the reliability of the simulator

  • Design the long term architecture to fit the product to an increasing number of internal customers

You have:

  • Hands-on experience building a popular (internal or external-facing) product

  • 5+ years of experience with backend knowledge such as workflows, databases, SQL, production monitoring, etc

  • Strong in C++

We prefer:

  • Experience with the release of software in a highly distributed heterogeneous execution environment

  • Experience with systems programming (game engines, database, OS, distributed)

  • Experience with ML Agent development

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