Senior Staff Android Engineer, In-Car Experience
Core
Setting the technical architecture and vision for Waymo's in-car experience (ICX), bridging low-level hardware to rider-facing apps.
Role type
Senior Staff Android Engineer (In-Car Experience)
Builds
Multi-year technical vision for the entire in-car experience stack, from OS to rider-facing apps and features.
Domain
Autonomous Vehicles (AV) / Automotive Software
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Android/AOSP platform development, Android OS internals, C++ native layers, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, system design, resource-constrained environment optimization, cross-functional leadership, AI-native mindset
Preferred skills
Automotive context with Android, establishing frameworks for third-party experiences, integrating new hardware features into extensible frameworks
Responsibilities
Set overarching technical architecture and multi-year technical vision for ICX; Identify cross-team bottlenecks and translate them into actionable engineering milestones; Steer technical integration of complex features like 3D car view and AI features; Establish high standards for code health, system reliability, and testing excellence; Make significant individual contributions in design and code to implement large changes and investigate bugs