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Waymo

Robot type
Autonomous Vehicle
Location
Mountain ViewCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Software
Posted
Dec 22, 2025
Salary
$204,000–$259,000 a year
Full-time

Senior Software Engineer, Mapping Field Response

Job description

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.

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.

Job responsibilities

  • Own business-critical systems for taking low latency actions in response to signals from Waymo’s fleet
  • Develop algorithms and infrastructure for keeping the map fresh
  • Build robust backend infrastructure and data processing that will scale with Waymo’s growth
  • Make high-impact contributions across Waymo’s Mapping stack including infrastructure development, algorithm advances, and tooling improvements

Job requirements

  • Backend engineer with experience building server-side infrastructure and data processing
  • Solid coding skills (C++ preferred)
  • > 4 years of total experience
  • Strong sense of ownership and ability to thrive in ambiguity
  • Proven track record of being able to apply a broad range of skills to effectively solve business problems
  • Master’s in Computer Science, Robotics or related field
  • Experience in AV industry or Mapping

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