Senior Back-End Software Engineer - Simulation

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, committed to becoming the world's most trusted driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has dedicated itself to developing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access while significantly reducing traffic-related fatalities. Our Waymo Driver powers a fully autonomous ride-hailing service and is adaptable to a diverse array of vehicle platforms and applications. With over ten million rider-only trips and experience from more than 100 million miles driven autonomously on public roads, Waymo is shaping the future of transportation.Our simulation environment is among the most sophisticated ever created, utilizing deterministic logic, physical dynamics, and cutting-edge Generative AI to establish a training ground for the Waymo Driver. The Simulator Evaluation team tackles the challenging question: How can we mathematically validate that a virtual world is perceptibly 'real'?We are on the lookout for a Staff Software Engineer who will take on the role of Technical Architect in this field. You will operate at the intersection of software engineering and AI, ensuring our simulated environments—whether governed by explicit rules or foundational models—accurately reflect reality.In this Staff-level position, you will report directly to a Senior Staff Software Engineering Manager and function as a Technical Lead, connecting intricate technical metrics with overarching product strategies.Your Responsibilities Will Include:Architecting Evaluation Standards: Define the 'Definition of Done' for simulation realism, anticipating product objectives (e.g., operational capabilities in snow or highway driving) and designing the evaluation roadmap to ensure our simulation fidelity evolves in alignment with onboard requirements.Acting as the System Critic: Create comprehensive mathematical frameworks to validate our hybrid virtual world, determining the balance between diverse evaluation needs—from verifying logical rules and dynamics to assessing the distribution quality of generative AI models.Building at Scale: Lead the development of large-scale, extensible evaluation platforms (in C++/Python), ensuring our metric pipelines are robust distributed systems capable of delivering clear, reproducible insights on petabytes of data.Providing Strategic, Cross-Functional Leadership: Serve as the technical liaison across various organizations, closely collaborating with AI research and other simulation teams. The evaluation workflows you design will facilitate rapid innovation and inform research trajectories.

Join Waymo as a Staff Software Engineer specializing in Simulation Capacity Optimization. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your expertise in software engineering and simulation technology to enhance our autonomous vehicle systems. Your contributions will be vital in optimizing the performance and efficiency of our simulations, ensuring that our vehicles are equipped to navigate the complexities of real-world environments.

At MatX, we are committed to pioneering the compute platform for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Our team is engaged in creating comprehensive, vertically integrated full-stack solutions ranging from silicon to systems, incorporating both hardware and software to effectively train and execute the largest machine learning workloads necessary for AGI. Our primary programming language is Rust.Key Responsibilities:Design and sustain functional and performance models of our hardware systems.Create tools and infrastructure to enhance the efficiency of correlation, debugging, and testing processes.Collaborate closely with model stakeholders including architecture, verification/validation, compiler, and runtime teams.Engage in architectural decisions and participate in review processes.Explore and implement performance optimization strategies.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the world’s most reliable driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, our focus has been on developing the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access and save lives lost to traffic accidents. The Waymo Driver is the driving force behind our fully autonomous ride-hailing service and is adaptable to various vehicle platforms and use cases. With over ten million rider-only trips completed, we have amassed experience driving autonomously over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across more than 15 U.S. states.The Simulator Team at Waymo creates advanced simulations of realistic environments for testing and training the Waymo Driver. We leverage cutting-edge machine learning algorithms to assess and improve the Waymo Driver's performance. As our simulation platform evolves, this technical leadership position will oversee the strategy for the entire Simulator software stack, ensuring it scales with emerging simulation technologies and Waymo’s growth. Your responsibilities will encompass low-level optimization through to high-level configuration, all aimed at enhancing resource utilization (CPU/RAM/TPU/GPU). You will spearhead the Simulator Platform's efficiency initiatives and represent the team in broader performance-related projects within Waymo.In this hybrid role, you will report to a Director of Software Engineering.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, striving to become the world's most trusted driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has dedicated itself to creating the Waymo Driver—the world's most experienced driver™—with the aim of enhancing mobility access while preventing the countless lives lost in traffic accidents. The Waymo Driver powers our fully autonomous ride-hailing service and is adaptable across various vehicle platforms and use cases. With over ten million rider-only trips under its belt and extensive experience driving more than 100 million miles on public roads, complemented by extensive simulations across 15+ U.S. states, Waymo is leading the charge in safe and efficient transportation solutions.The Planner Evaluation team addresses a pivotal challenge in autonomous driving: enhancing and quantifying the software that drives our vehicles. We seek seasoned data-driven software engineers and data scientists passionate about autonomous vehicles and utilizing complex data to drive informed decisions. This is the perfect opportunity for someone eager to make a significant impact in the field!In this hybrid role, you will report directly to an Engineering Manager.You will:Develop performance metrics and driving quality signals for the Waymo driver utilizing various techniques, including statistics, mathematics, physics, algorithms, and machine learning.Innovatively use simulations and analyze real-world driving logs to assess driving performance.Design and implement robust methods to strengthen the correlation between changes in onboard software and simulated results.Advocate for code quality and best practices within a large and intricate code base.Analyze data and provide insights for enhancing metric quality and interpretability.Collaborate effectively with engineers, data scientists, statisticians, and leadership to deliver evaluation products and facilitate data-driven decisions.Rapidly validate the effectiveness of additional coverage, ensuring solutions are robust for customer teams to manage their own evaluations.

At Reliable Robotics, we are pioneering innovative safety technologies for the aviation industry that have the potential to save lives. Our vision is to create automated aviation systems that will revolutionize air transportation, making it safer, more accessible, and fundamentally transformative in the movement of goods and people across the globe. Our dedicated team consists of mission-focused engineers with diverse expertise in aerospace, robotics, and autonomous vehicles, working diligently to turn this vision into reality.As a Senior Simulation Software Engineer, you will be instrumental in developing and enhancing our simulation software stack. This includes ensuring optimal framework performance, modeling flight dynamics, emulating hardware, and establishing a robust simulation-based testing infrastructure.

Join Waymo as a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Simulation Infrastructure, where you will lead the development of innovative simulation tools and frameworks that enhance our self-driving technology. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design robust software solutions that drive our mission to make transportation safer and more accessible through autonomous driving.

At Waymo, we are pioneers in autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the world's most trusted driver. Since our inception as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, we have been committed to advancing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access and prevent traffic-related fatalities. Our Waymo Driver drives our fully autonomous ride-hailing service and is adaptable to various vehicle platforms and applications. With over ten million rider-only trips facilitated and experience from over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across more than 15 U.S. states, we are at the forefront of this technological revolution.The Simulator Team at Waymo is tasked with creating cutting-edge simulations of realistic environments for the rigorous testing and training of the Waymo Driver. Our diverse and collaborative team consists of software engineers, machine learning (ML) engineers, and data scientists, all focused on developing industry-leading simulation solutions utilizing advanced ML algorithms that assess and enhance the Waymo Driver’s performance. We model the real world in detail, including realistic agents (vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists), roads, traffic control systems, weather conditions, and a comprehensive sensor suite featuring cameras, LiDAR, and radars.In this hybrid role, you will report to a Senior Engineering Manager.Your Responsibilities:Design and develop robust C++ software systems and infrastructure for our realistic world generation platform, ensuring seamless integration with downstream Waymo applications.Collaborate closely with simulation, onboard, and system engineers, as well as data scientists to drive critical milestones for Waymo.Monitor, enhance, and ensure the performance, scalability, testing, and reliability of our platform.Engage with fellow engineers to architect the long-term vision of the system.

Waymo is leading the way in autonomous driving technology with a mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo is dedicated to developing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance accessibility to transportation while preventing countless lives lost in traffic accidents. Our innovative Waymo Driver underpins our fully autonomous ride-hailing service and is adaptable to various vehicle platforms and applications. With over ten million rider-only trips facilitated by our technology, we have driven more than 100 million miles on public roads and logged tens of billions of miles in simulation across more than 15 U.S. states.The Perception Evaluation team at Waymo is pioneering advancements in autonomous driving, prioritizing the safety and reliability of our self-driving systems. Our team leverages state-of-the-art tools and methodologies to rigorously evaluate the performance of our perception systems, which are essential for the safe and effective operation of autonomous vehicles. We are currently seeking a Software Engineer to be instrumental in shaping the future of transportation and enhancing the quality and reliability of Waymo's autonomous vehicles.In this hybrid role, you will report directly to an Engineering Manager.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the most trusted driver on the planet. Originally initiated as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has relentlessly pursued the development of the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access while aiming to save lives lost in traffic accidents. The Waymo Driver powers our fully autonomous ride-hailing service and can be adapted to various vehicle platforms and applications. With over ten million rider-only trips and an impressive record of over 100 million miles driven autonomously on public roads, along with tens of billions of miles simulated across 15+ U.S. states, Waymo is leading the charge in safe and effective autonomous transportation.The Simulator Team at Waymo is tasked with creating cutting-edge simulations of realistic environments that are crucial for testing and training the Waymo Driver. Our team consists of a diverse group of software engineers, machine learning engineers, and data scientists, dedicated to developing industry-leading simulation solutions that assess and enhance the performance of the Waymo Driver. By accurately modeling the real world—including self-driving vehicle dynamics, realistic agents (vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists), traffic systems, and environmental conditions—we ensure that our simulations reflect true driving scenarios. This capability is essential to our mission of creating the world's most experienced driver.The Vehicle and Automated Driving Realism team is focused on innovating tools and techniques that enhance driving realism, a core aspect of our simulation efforts. We are committed to ensuring that the data derived from our simulations accurately represents real-world driving performance, emphasizing performance, reliability, fidelity, and usability.In this role, you will report directly to a Senior Staff Engineering Manager.

Waymo, a leader in autonomous driving technology, is on a mission to become the world’s most trusted driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo is dedicated to developing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access and ultimately save lives lost to traffic accidents. The Waymo Driver powers our fully autonomous ride-hail service and is adaptable across various vehicle platforms and product applications, having successfully completed over ten million rider-only trips while autonomously navigating over 100 million miles on public roads and simulating tens of billions of miles across more than 15 U.S. states.Our Hardware Engineering team comprises a vibrant mix of electrical, mechanical, reliability, software, and vehicle engineers. We are responsible for designing, building, and refining the products that serve as the sensory systems for Waymo's autonomous driving technology, integrating these innovations into vehicle platforms. We are looking for innovative and talented individuals to join us on this exciting journey.The Embedded Simulation team is critical to Waymo’s rapid scaling of the Waymo Driver across new vehicle and hardware platforms, as well as accelerating the development of our embedded and reliability software systems. We create tailored test environments for embedded and hardware applications and incorporate our technology into comprehensive system behavioral simulations.In this role, you will report to the Senior Director of R&D Software Engineering.

Waymo is a pioneering company in autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the world's most trusted driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has committed to developing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access and save countless lives lost in traffic accidents. Our technology powers a fully autonomous ride-hail service and can be adapted to various vehicle platforms and applications. With over ten million rider-only trips and extensive experience driving more than 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions of simulation miles across 15+ U.S. states, we are at the forefront of this transformative journey.The Simulation ML Infrastructure team is focused on creating scalable AI/ML infrastructure that accelerates the Simulator team in developing state-of-the-art realistic simulations for testing and training the Waymo Driver. To enhance the realism and steerability of these simulations, we leverage large foundation models trained on vast datasets to accurately represent the real world, including realistic agents (vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists), road systems, traffic control measures, and environmental conditions.We are looking for a seasoned senior individual contributor to spearhead the advancement of sophisticated AI/ML infrastructure for multi-billion parameter foundation models within ML accelerator-friendly simulations. Your expertise in massive model scaling, ML accelerators, and large-scale distributed systems will be essential in designing and scaling our systems.This position reports to an Engineering Manager.Your Responsibilities:Join a top-tier, high-performing research engineering team to push the boundaries of ultra-realistic multi-agent simulations using foundation models.Collaborate closely with the Waymo Realism Modeling team located in London and the Waymo Oxford team to utilize large foundation models for enhancing simulation realism.Operate at the intersection of data engineering, model development, and simulations, making architectural decisions. Take ownership of large, complex systems, and ensure that architectures and designs align with both technical and business objectives.Design and scale extensive distributed systems that encompass the entire ML lifecycle, facilitating planet-scale dataset generation, model training, and evaluation.Work cross-functionally to derive performance and system-level requirements for large ML systems. Convert product and business goals into measurable technical deliverables, ensuring alignment of system components.

Waymo is a pioneering company in autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the world's most reliable driver. Originating as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, we have concentrated on creating the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access while preventing countless lives lost to traffic incidents. With over ten million rider-only trips completed and having driven autonomously over 100 million miles on public roads as well as tens of billions in simulations across more than 15 U.S. states, the Waymo Driver powers our fully autonomous ride-hail service and is adaptable to various vehicle platforms and applications.The Simulator Team at Waymo is dedicated to constructing sophisticated simulations of realistic environments for the testing and training of the Waymo Driver. You will be a part of a diverse and collaborative group of machine learning (ML) engineers, software engineers, and data scientists. Our goal is to deliver industry-leading simulation solutions by utilizing advanced ML algorithms to assess and enhance the Waymo Driver's performance. We achieve this by accurately modeling the real world, which includes realistic agents (such as vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists), roadways, traffic control systems, and weather conditions, complemented by a comprehensive sensor suite including cameras, LiDAR, and radars.To amplify the fidelity, scalability, and controllability of our simulations, we leverage cutting-edge ML technologies, including large language models, foundational world models, and reconstructive methods trained on extensive datasets, alongside traditional rendering techniques.In this hybrid role, you will report directly to a Senior Staff Engineering Manager.

Who We AreGatik, a pioneer in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is transforming the B2B supply chain through its innovative autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) solution. We prioritize reliable and safe deliveries while optimizing freight movements to alleviate congestion. Our focus is on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers, and in 2021, we introduced the world’s first fully driverless commercial transportation service in partnership with Walmart. Our Class 3-7 autonomous trucks are now operational in key markets, including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, driving the future of freight transportation.Our proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier™, is engineered for safe and efficient freight transport between pick-up and drop-off locations on the middle mile. With advanced capabilities in both highway and urban settings, Gatik Carrier™ is an all-in-one solution that combines state-of-the-art software and hardware, seamlessly integrating into our customers' logistics operations.About the RoleWe are developing a high-scale, web-based simulation platform designed to validate autonomous systems. Our R&D team is producing AI/ML models, and we have a Senior Full-Stack Engineer working on the platform interface. We are looking for a Simulation Integration Engineer to serve as a vital technical bridge between these two teams. Your mission will be to ensure that the autonomy stack operates reliably within a virtual environment, creating complex testing scenarios and ROS2 infrastructure necessary for stress-testing our AI models.This is a 'Sim-to-Stack' orchestration role. While you won't be deploying to physical hardware, you will be responsible for ensuring the virtual world provides high-fidelity data to the autonomy stack and accurately reflects the model's performance.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the world’s most trusted driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has been committed to developing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access and save lives lost to traffic accidents. The Waymo Driver not only powers our fully autonomous ride-hailing service but can also be adapted to various vehicle platforms and applications. With over ten million rider-only trips under its belt, the Waymo Driver has driven autonomously over 100 million miles on public roads and completed tens of billions of miles in simulation across more than 15 U.S. states.The Planner Evaluation team tackles one of the primary challenges in autonomous driving: assessing and elevating the quality of the software steering the car. We seek data-driven software engineers and data scientists who are passionate about autonomous vehicles and adept at utilizing complex data to inform decision-making. If this excites you, we encourage you to apply!This position follows a hybrid work model and reports to an Engineering Manager.

About Us Nuro is a pioneering self-driving technology firm focused on democratizing autonomy for everyone. Established in 2016, we are on a mission to create the world's most scalable autonomous driver. Our innovative approach blends advanced AI with automotive-grade hardware, allowing us to license our core technology, the Nuro Driver™, across diverse applications including robotaxis, commercial fleets, and personal vehicles. Our proven technology, tested through numerous self-driving deployments, provides automakers and mobility platforms with a clear path to commercial-scale autonomous vehicles, fostering a safer, more connected future. Position OverviewWe are excited to expand our robotics team and are seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer to join our Sensor Data and Calibration unit. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in robotics and machine learning, with a focus on developing sophisticated synthetic sensor simulation models and algorithms. Experience in research, development, and application of machine learning techniques (such as NeRF or Gaussian splatting) for generating synthetic sensor data, including photorealistic images and realistic LiDAR or radar outputs, is essential. Key Responsibilities Research and create cutting-edge synthetic sensor simulation methodologies. Evaluate and characterize the realism and effectiveness of synthetic sensor data. Address essential inquiries regarding sensor data and autonomous performance. Collaborate with various teams across autonomy, infrastructure, and systems to define mapping requirements. Qualifications One of the following: PhD in machine learning, computer science, electrical engineering, robotics, or a related field, with 3+ years of industry experience. Master's degree with 4+ years of industry experience. 5+ years of industry experience. In-depth knowledge of machine learning fundamentals with practical experience in training and assessing contemporary ML models. Proficient in Python, with experience in deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX. Preferred Qualifications Strong grasp of 3D geometry and state estimation principles. Experience in systems-level coding. Familiarity with simulating and modeling real sensors (camera, LiDAR, radar, IMU, etc.), including noise modeling. Expertise in modern ML graphics techniques, such as NeRF, Gaussian Splatting, and/or generative models.

Who We Are Nuro is a pioneering self-driving technology company dedicated to making autonomous solutions accessible to everyone. Established in 2016, we are on a mission to construct the most scalable autonomous driver, merging advanced AI with automotive-grade hardware. Our flagship technology, the Nuro Driver™, is licensed to facilitate a variety of applications, from robotaxis and commercial fleets to personal vehicles. With a proven track record in self-driving deployments, Nuro provides automakers and mobility platforms with a clear pathway to commercially viable autonomous vehicles, fostering a future that is safer, more connected, and enriched. About the RoleSimulation plays a crucial role in the development of autonomous technology. Our Simulation team is tasked with creating a powerful simulator that underpins all simulations at Nuro, enabling us to confidently develop and test our self-driving technologies. The team tackles a variety of novel simulation challenges, employing innovative and creative approaches—ranging from synthesizing sensor data and automating scenario generation to optimizing performance and resources. Collaboration with various teams across the company allows us to broaden the horizons of what can be simulated. About the Work Enhance the functionality, performance, and user experience of our simulator. Develop inventive strategies to elevate simulation realism and coverage through synthesis. Design and implement solutions to streamline interactions among complex systems. Engage in diverse projects, from new greenfield initiatives to scaling existing systems. Work closely with autonomy engineers to deepen your understanding of autonomous systems and devise optimal solutions.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, driven by the mission to become the world’s most trusted driver. Born from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has dedicated itself to developing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility and save lives that are often lost in traffic accidents. The Waymo Driver powers our fully autonomous ride-hailing service, which can be adapted for various vehicle platforms and use cases. With over ten million rider-only trips completed and experience accumulated from driving over 100 million miles on public roads, alongside tens of billions of miles in simulation across more than 15 U.S. states, Waymo is redefining transportation.The Perception team is integral to the Waymo Driver's success, crafting cutting-edge technology that enables our autonomous systems to accurately understand their environment, make informed decisions in real-time, and transport passengers safely to their destinations. We engage in research to tackle real-world challenges and collaborate with other innovative teams at Alphabet. Our access to extensive driving data collected through diverse sensors empowers software engineers like you to create and scale multi-modal models and techniques.Our objective is to establish a robust foundation for a high-level Perception pipeline, which is a fundamental component of the self-driving system. We serve as the essential link between Waymo's hardware teams and the broader engineering organization focused on self-driving technology, defining sensor specifications, providing vital feedback, and simplifying system complexities.In this hybrid role, you will report directly to a Technical Lead Manager.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, aspiring to become the world's most reliable driver. Originating as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, we are dedicated to developing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access while significantly reducing traffic-related fatalities. With over ten million rider-only trips facilitated by our technology, the Waymo Driver has autonomously navigated more than 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across more than 15 states in the U.S.Our Release Evaluation organization is committed to ensuring each iteration of the Waymo Driver is safe for public deployment. We construct automated pipelines to identify rare and exceptional scenarios in autonomous driving, effectively searching for critical insights under limited time and resource constraints. Within Release Evaluation, the Sampling and Efficiency team employs advanced importance sampling techniques combined with machine learning to maximize the statistical efficiency of our discovery pipelines.