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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.

Our read on this posting2.2out of 5
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

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Listed by Waymo on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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