Staff Software Engineer, Planner
Waymo · Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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
As a Staff Software Engineer at Waymo, you will work on ensuring the safe and predictable behavior of autonomous vehicles by addressing complex real-world driving scenarios. Your responsibilities will include framing engineering problems, developing algorithms and tools, and scaling solutions to handle large data pipelines in real-time. Collaboration with hardware and systems engineers is essential to improve the Waymo Driver's capabilities.
- 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 in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, or similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years general software engineering experience programming in C++ with efficient code
- Experience collaborating with different teams
Nice to have
- MS in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, or similar technical field of study
- General software engineering experience solving motion planning or related robotics problems
- Experience building or evaluating ML-based systems
What you get
- Participation in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements
Worth weighing
- No specific details on the technology stack used
- Salary range provided but actual pay depends on various factors
- Role involves complex problem-solving in a high-stakes environment
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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