Staff Software Engineer, Compute Reliability
Waymo · Mountain View, California, USA
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Waymo's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Waymo's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Waymo
- high 348 stale, 9 reposted of 353 open
- Hiring momentum
- 490 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Waymo's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Waymo.
About this role
In this role, you will focus on enhancing the reliability of Waymo's compute platforms by designing and developing tools and architectures that prevent and debug reliability issues. You will lead initiatives to mitigate hardware reliability problems and influence the design of next-generation hardware, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to create proactive solutions.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Waymo as an employer.
What you need
- BS/MS in Comp Sci, EE, Robotics, Physics, Math, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Experience in C++
- Experience with CUDA/GPU/TPU acceleration and model reliability or optimization
- Experience with writing GPU kernels and evaluation/debugging of GPU workloads
Nice to have
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience with autonomous vehicles (L4) or ADAS systems (L2/L3)
- Experience in software reliability space
What you get
- Discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Generous Company benefits program
Worth weighing
- No specific details on the exact responsibilities or daily tasks beyond high-level goals
- Salary range provided but actual pay depends on various factors
- Experience with autonomous vehicles is preferred but not required
Summarised from Waymo's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Waymo on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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