Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's 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’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
You will:
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Design and implement measures to increase the efficiency and decrease the cost of Fleet Response operations
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Partner with other teams at Waymo to find headroom in their shares of operational workload
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Generate and research ideas for new optimizations of the work operators perform
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Work with onboard engineering teams to sunset operational work that is no longer necessary
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Contribute to cross-functional analysis and optimization efforts
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Improve regression-detection and culprit-finding for changes that negatively impact operational metrics
You have:
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar technical field of study
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5+ years of industry experience navigating complex systems with distributed ownership
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Experience with C++ or related structured programming language
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A curious, investigative mindset with a bias towards action
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Strong ability to dive into new problems and codebases
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Experience working with non-technical cross-functional partners
We prefer:
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Experience designing analytical frameworks to answer difficult product questions
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An innate desire to make things better and reject the status quo
Disclosure for WA Based & Remote Roles:
In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
Health, dental, vision, life, disability insuranceRetirement Benefits: 401(k) with company matchPaid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employmentSick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary) Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks Holidays: 13 paid days per year
