Principal Software Engineer, Post Training

Waymo is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to advance post-training systems for autonomous driving technology, focusing on scaling and improving AI applications. Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's 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’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states. Software Engineering builds the brains of Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology. Our software allows the Waymo Driver to perceive the world around it, make the right decision for every situation, and deliver people safely to their destinations. We think deeply and solve complex technical challenges in areas like robotics, perception, decision-making and deep learning, while collaborating with hardware and systems engineers.

• •Advance the state-of-the-art post-training techniques in the AI running on board the autonomous vehicle
• •Keep up with post-training research and find the right applications for the unique problems at Waymo
• •Participate in the leadership community advancing the ML stack across Waymo in general
• •Partner with teams developing ML platforms to develop them for effective, scalable post-training
• •Partner with teams not yet using post-training effectively to understand their needs and guide them to effective post-training strategies

• •The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is $349,000 — $431,000 USD
• •Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level
• •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.