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.
The Waymo ML Infrastructure team accelerates Waymo's mission by building the best ecosystem for sustainably building and shipping ML-powered intelligence. We provide the best solutions for the entire model development lifecycle, collaborating closely with Google. Developer productivity, scale, and efficiency are core tenets.
In this hybrid role, you will report to a Senior Software Engineer, Technical Lead Manager.
You will:
- Report to the TLM for the ML Tooling team
- Apply Waymo and Alphabet technology to automate selection and preparation of data for model training
- Work with ML Engineers to identify and resolve workflow difficulties through UX, automation, and agents
You have:
- BS in Computer Science, Robotics, a similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience constructing and maintaining large datasets
- High customer focus and ability to incorporate user feedback into designs and improvements
We prefer:
- 3 years of professional experience building and maintaining ML platforms
- Proficiency developing large-scale jobs and backend servers in C++ or Python
- Proficiency developing web frontends in TypeScript/Angular
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The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.
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.
Skills Required
- BS in Computer Science, Robotics, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience constructing and maintaining large datasets
- High customer focus and ability to incorporate user feedback into designs and improvements
- 3 years of professional experience building and maintaining ML platforms
- Proficiency developing large-scale jobs and backend servers in C++ or Python
- Proficiency developing web frontends in TypeScript/Angular
Waymo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Waymo and has not been reviewed or approved by Waymo.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered strong for full‑time technical roles, aligning with top‑tier AV/Big Tech benchmarks. Employer materials also emphasize competitive pay with eligibility for bonuses and equity as part of total rewards.
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Healthcare Strength — Coverage spans medical, dental, vision, mental‑health resources, onsite wellness centers, and counseling, with specialized programs such as menopause and transgender medical advocacy. Dependents are included, indicating depth across core health needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Offerings include fertility and family‑forming assistance, parental and baby‑bonding leave, caregiver and elder‑care support, and backup childcare. These programs are positioned to support families through multiple life stages.
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What We Do
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around. With the Waymo Driver, we can improve the world’s mobility while saving thousands of lives. Waymo reaches out to candidates from official channels only (e.g. directly from @waymo.com email addresses, or through our recruiters or sourcers who are noted as such on LinkedIn). We do not contact candidates about career opportunities through instant messaging apps like Telegram, email addresses from domains other than waymo.com (such as Gmail addresses), direct messages on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or text messages. Visit waymo.com to check out our official job listings.
