Staff Tech Lead Software Engineer, Vehicle Realism Platform
Core
Building tools and systems to enable realistic autonomous-driving simulation capabilities across all hardware platforms and diverse driving conditions.
Role type
Staff Tech Lead Software Engineer (Simulation Infrastructure)
Builds
Reliable, reproducible simulation solutions for the Waymo Driver
Domain
Autonomous driving, simulation, robotics
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
C++, backend development, SQL, debugging, production monitoring, system architecture design
Preferred skills
distributed heterogeneous execution environments, systems programming, robotics/perception systems, performance optimization, ML
Technologies
C++, SQL
Responsibilities
Collaborate with onboard and research engineers to expand simulation capabilities; Monitor and improve simulator reproducibility, reliability, and usability; Design long-term architectures for growing customer requirements; Bridge vehicle subsystems and simulation infrastructure; Partner with Simulator, Eval, Hardware, and Onboard orgs to integrate building blocks.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with architectural leadership