Staff Software Engineer - SLAM

Posted 12 Days Ago
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Mountain View, CA
In-Office
238K-302K Annually
Senior level
Automotive
The Role
As a Staff Software Engineer in SLAM at Waymo, you will automate 3D map building, contribute to algorithm advances, and develop long-term strategies for mapping capabilities.
Summary Generated by Built In

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 Mapping team's goal is to build a high resolution map of the world to support safe autonomous driving. We work on creating the map using a combination of automatic and manual techniques and build the infrastructure to store, process, and distribute the map. Our team collaborates with several other Waymo teams that consume map data.

In this role, you will:

  • Apply SLAM expertise to automate and streamline the 3D map building process in preparation for the next phase of Waymo’s rapid expansion
  • Help develop a long-term strategy for the evolution of Waymo’s 3D map as a key component to scaling Mapping capabilities
  • Make high-impact contributions across Waymo’s Mapping stack including algorithm advances, infrastructure development, and tooling improvements

You have:

  • Experience in SLAM, Localization, or a related robotics field
  • Backend engineer with experience building server-side infrastructure and data processing
  • Solid coding skills (C++ preferred)
  • > 7 years of total experience
  • Strong sense of ownership and ability to thrive in ambiguity
  • Proven track record of being able to apply a broad range of skills to effectively solve business problems
  • Master’s in Computer Science, Robotics or related field

It's a Bonus if you have:

  • Experience in the AV industry

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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. 

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. 

Salary Range
$238,000$302,000 USD

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The Company
Mountain View, CA
2,359 Employees
Year Founded: 2009

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.

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