Senior Software Engineer (Configuration & Experiments)

• The Configurations team is dedicated to ensuring Waymo’s cars drive with the desired features based on the car’s current state (location, driving mode etc)
• We are also responsible for managing release deployments to our fleet of cars
• The team works with different parts of the company to achieve its mission - other engineering teams to validate and roll out new features, release organization for managing qualifications and deployments, operations for ensuring stability of configurations and validating so that we don’t mistakenly drive with incorrect configurations and so on
• Design, implement, and maintain the large-scale backend services that deliver configurations and features to a large, real-world fleet of autonomous vehicles
• Help build and evolve one or more mission-critical commercialization tools and systems as we scale and serve new markets
• Collaborate with Product, Ops, Data Science, and other teams to develop systems as our needs grow and evolve
• Implement robust configuration rollout processes to manage the complexity of updating the fleet of Waymo vehicles as we scale up and deploy in new markets
• Enable launching new features in a safe way - evaluation, A/B testing, gradual rollouts

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
• Employee assistance programs focused on mental health
• Personalized workplace adjustments for diverse needs and abilities, including physical, mental, and neurodivergent considerations
• Access to mental health apps
• Onsite wellness centers
• Support programs including menopause benefit
• Medical advocacy program for transgender employees
• Counseling services
• Second medical opinion for you and your loved ones
• Competitive compensation
• Regular bonus and equity performance grant opportunities
• Generous 401(k) and regional retirement plans
• Annual cross-company compensation review and pay equity analysis
• 1-on-1 financial coaching
• Fertility and growing family assistance
• Parental leave and baby bonding leave
• Survivor income benefit
• Backup childcare
• Elder care and support
• Caregiver leave
• Paid time off, including vacation, bereavement, sick leave, parental leave, disability, and holidays
• Jury duty leave
• Military leave
• Hybrid work model with remote work opportunities also available
• Educational reimbursement
• Peer learning and coaching platform
• Donation matching programs
• Employee resource groups
• Volunteer hours
• Internal community groups and local culture clubs
• Inspiring spaces to work, recharge, and collaborate with fellow Waymonauts
• On-site meals and snacks
• Fitness centers, massage programs, and ergonomic support
• On-demand fitness, wellbeing, and cooking classes
• Commuter benefits- A commitment to system safety and reliability, with experience in developing mechanisms to detect and prevent the impact of configuration or software failures in a high-stakes environment
• Strong ability to document technical designs, processes, and communicate clearly with cross-functional teams
• Proven track record of driving collaboration effectively across organizational boundaries and the ability to partner across organizational boundaries to optimize workflows and drive strategic alignment
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• 3+ years of experience working on large-scale distributed systems
• Interested in interacting with other teams to understand their needs and propose infrastructure solutions
• Experience with C++
• Track record of successfully executing forward looking ambitious bets
• Familiarity with Google infrastructure (e.g. Borg, Protocol Buffers, Spanner)