Staff Software Engineer, Privacy

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Architect for EU Compliance: Design and build data handling systems that satisfy strict GDPR requirements, "Right to be Forgotten" automation, and consent management frameworks for European riders.
• Sensor Data Anonymization: Develop and optimize computer vision and ML pipelines to automatically detect and blur faces, license plates, and other PII from camera/Lidar data at the edge (on-vehicle) and in the cloud…
• Privacy Infrastructure: Write scalable code (C++/Java/Kotlin) to enforce retention policies, access controls, and data minimization across Waymo’s distributed infrastructure.
• Partner with Waymo’s Legal and Policy teams to translate complex regulatory texts (e.g., the EU Data & AI Act) into concrete engineering specifications and system requirements.
• Threat Modeling: Conduct privacy impact assessments (PIA) and threat modeling for new features, specifically focusing on cross-border data transfer risks and third-party vendor integration.

Job requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on privacy, security, or data infrastructure.
• Proficiency in one or more general-purpose programming languages (e.g., Python, C++, Java).
• Deep understanding of GDPR.
• Experience working with large-scale data processing frameworks (e.g., Flume, MapReduce, etc..) and cloud infrastructure.