Senior Software Engineer, Configuration & Experime

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Senior Software Engineer, Configuration & Experime in USA

Waymo
Full time
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USA
09/24/2026
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Mountain View, CA

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain large-scale backend services that deliver configurations and features to autonomous vehicles.
Build and evolve commercialization tools and systems as Waymo expands into new markets.
Collaborate with Product, Operations, Data Science, release organizations, and engineering teams.
Develop robust configuration rollout and fleet deployment processes.
Enable safe feature launches through evaluation, A/B testing, and gradual rollouts.
Document technical designs and processes and communicate clearly with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
3+ years of experience working on large-scale distributed systems.
Proven ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries and drive strategic alignment.
Strong technical documentation and cross-functional communication skills.
Experience developing mechanisms to detect and prevent configuration or software failures in high-stakes environments.
Interest in understanding other teams’ needs and proposing infrastructure solutions.
Experience with C++ is preferred.
A track record of executing ambitious, forward-looking initiatives is preferred.
Familiarity with Google infrastructure such as Borg, Protocol Buffers, and Spanner is preferred.

Benefits

Full-time position available across U.S. locations, with location-specific salary ranges shared during the hiring process if applicable.
Eligibility for Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary: $175k - $215k/yr

Waymo

On the journey to be the world's most trusted driver. With the Waymo Driver, we can improve mobility while saving thousands of lives. Download the Waymo One app and ride today. Waymo reaches out to candidates from official channels only (e.g. directly from @waymo.com email addresses, or through o...

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