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Staff Software Engineer, Simulator Platform

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 Experi

Company

Waymo

Location

Mountain View, CA, USA

Status

Open

Posted

2025-09-10T16:19:23+00:00

Waymo's Simulator Team builds simulated environments used to test and train the Waymo Driver, modelling agents, roads, traffic systems, weather and the full sensor suite. This staff software engineering role covers scaling simulation, supporting mapping data inside the simulator, monitoring performance, scalability and reliability, and designing long-term architecture as internal demand grows. The posting asks for hands-on experience shipping a product, backend skills such as workflows, databases, SQL and production monitoring, and strong C++; ML, systems programming and tech-lead experience are preferred. Mountain View, hybrid, $251,000–$310,000.