Senior Software Engineer, Fleet Response Efficiency & Optimization

RemoteRemoteFull TimeSenior$213,000–$263,000 /yrPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

C++
complex systems
distributed ownership
structured programming language
investigative mindset
bias towards action
dive into new problems
codebases

Nice to have

analytical frameworks
product questions
make things better
reject the status quo

Role summary

Waymo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and implement optimizations for Fleet Response operations, aiming to increase efficiency and decrease costs. This role involves partnering with cross-functional teams, researching new optimization ideas, and contributing to the sunsetting of unnecessary operational work. The engineer will also focus on improving regression detection and culprit finding for operational metrics. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, 5+ years of industry experience with complex systems, and proficiency in C++ or a similar structured programming language. A curious, investigative mindset with a bias towards action is essential, along with the ability to navigate new problems and codebases and collaborate with non-technical partners.

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.

You will:

Design and implement measures to increase the efficiency and decrease the cost of Fleet Response operations

Partner with other teams at Waymo to find headroom in their shares of operational workload

Generate and research ideas for new optimizations of the work operators perform

Work with onboard engineering teams to sunset operational work that is no longer necessary

Contribute to cross-functional analysis and optimization efforts

Improve regression-detection and culprit-finding for changes that negatively impact operational metrics

You have:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar technical field of study

5+ years of industry experience navigating complex systems with distributed ownership

Experience with C++ or related structured programming language

A curious, investigative mindset with a bias towards action

Strong ability to dive into new problems and codebases

Experience working with non-technical cross-functional partners

We prefer:

Experience designing analytical frameworks to answer difficult product questions

An innate desire to make things better and reject the status quo

Disclosure for WA Based & Remote Roles:

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

Health, dental, vision, life, disability insuranceRetirement Benefits: 401(k) with company matchPaid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employmentSick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary) Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks Holidays: 13 paid days per year

US Remote Only: Please note that Waymo may not be able to employ remotely in all US locations. Please speak with your recruiter about your preferred location for remote work when you begin the interview process.

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$213,000—$263,000 USD

Sample Waymo interview questions

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Design a data ingestion system
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Design a simulation-based regression detection system for code changes
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Longest Substring with Two Distinct Characters Find the longest substring with at most two distinct characters. Input: s = "ccaabbb" Output: 5 Explanation: The substring "aabbb" contains exactly two distinct characters and has a maximum length of 5.
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Alien Dictionary Order Derive the alien dictionary order from a sorted list of alien words. Input: words = ["z","x","z"] Output: "" (Empty String) Explanation: The letter 'z' cannot come before 'x' and then suddenly after 'x', creating a cycle and making the dictionary invalid.
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Palindrome After Deleting One Character Determine if a string can be a palindrome after deleting at most one character. Input: s = "abc" Output: FALSE Explanation: Deleting any single character leaves either "ab", "bc", or "ac", none of which result in a valid palindrome.
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