Senior Software Engineer, Linux Kernel
Core
Develop Linux Kernel drivers and system software components for Waymo's on-vehicle compute platform to enable autonomous driving.
Role type
Senior IC Linux Kernel Engineer (Embedded Systems)
Builds
Low-latency, high-performance embedded systems for autonomous vehicles
Domain
Autonomous driving / Embedded Linux / Hardware integration
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Linux kernel development, device driver development, C, C++, asynchronous programming, multi-process/thread management, hardware debugging
Preferred skills
Early-silicon development tools, hardware protocols (PCIe, Ethernet, I2C), hardware-accelerated compute pipelines, bootloaders/BIOS programming, testing infrastructure for low-level code
Technologies
Linux, C, C++, ASICs, FPGAs, PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, GPUs, ML accelerators
Responsibilities
Develop and test Linux Kernel device drivers for high-performance embedded systems including custom ASICs and accelerators; Work on system software components from early prototyping to production launch; Collaborate with engineering teams and SoC partners to solve ambiguous hardware-software integration problems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
