About the position
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the 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 One, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over one million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving tens of millions of miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 13+ 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.
Responsibilities
- Build backend infrastructure for storing and processing many forms of map data
- Design systems to respond dynamically to signals from our fleet
- Applying automated techniques to generate maps from raw data
- Improving our internal tools for viewing and editing maps
- Scaling our systems to support mapping the world
Requirements
- Experience building server side infra and data processing
- 3-5 years experience
- Solid coding skills
- Ability to solve open-ended and difficult technical problems with little guidance
- Good collaboration and communication skills
- Excitement about learning new skills
Nice-to-haves
- M.S. or Ph.D in Computer Science or a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- C++ Coding experience
- Experience with Mapping and Localization
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Generous Company benefits program
