Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Waymo Fleet

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Serve as a Waymo production expert, and collaborate with other engineers to build reliable systems for autonomous vehicle operations, including depot logistics, automation flow, and critical vehicle state infrastructure.
• Manage end-to-end availability and performance for core fleet services, ensuring we have enough usable vehicle supply available to meet targeted user demand, and developing observability and automation to support this…
• Write designs and implement software to improve system architecture, telemetry or deployment for fleet-specific mission-critical services, preventing outages that could hinder vehicle launch or maintenance.
• Provide technical leadership and direction while troubleshooting highly complex system reliability issues and managing technical debt.
• Arbitrate in cases of technical disagreement among team members, SREs, SWE partners, and PMs to set global architectural guidelines.
• Lead cross-functional and cross-organizational collaborations to integrate disparate projects and processes into widely-reusable components and services.
• Champion operational excellence and blameless retrospectives, mentoring and developing leadership within the team to ensure efficient delivery of the vision.
• Drive operational standards for fleet and supply infrastructure by leading incident response efforts. You’ll participate in a sustainable on-call rotation, while championing a culture of blameless retrospectives to…

Job requirements

• 8+ years of experience architecting and maintaining mission-critical systems in C++, Java, or Python.
• Proven depth and breadth of knowledge in software reliability, acting as the "go-to" expert for resolving highly complex, high-impact system failures..
• Demonstrated track record of successfully leading the reliability program of a complex system (e.g., autonomous systems, cloud infrastructure, or large-scale web service.)
• Experience developing and communicating a shared vision, strategy, and priorities across multiple organizations and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to influence beyond the immediate area of responsibility, providing input to key decision makers that directly impact the future direction of the program.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives between Engineering and Dev.
• A history of developing leadership within teams, including delegating, and recruiting/mentoring engineers to improve team scaling and execution.
• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or 10+ years similar experience in a high-growth environment with leadership experience.