About this role
Building and evolving mission-critical tools and systems allows Waymo to scale and serve new markets while solving hard real-world problems related to the orchestration and optimization of an autonomous vehicle fleet. The Supply Optimization Infrastructure team develops business-critical infrastructure that improves core fleet management systems through close collaboration across mobile apps, cloud backends, and the Waymo Driver. Product-minded engineers who excel at cross-functional coordination with operations, product, legal, partnerships, policy, and privacy will thrive in this environment.
Reporting to an Engineering Manager in a hybrid setup, the engineer delivers internal user-facing products alongside Product, UX, and other technical teams. This role exists to address novel infrastructure challenges that emerge within a fast-paced environment aiming to advance autonomous driving technology. Ideal candidates bring a strong backend foundation and a desire to shape the next generation of infrastructure for driverless cars.
What you will do
- Build and evolve mission-critical tools and systems that enable Waymo to scale and serve new markets.
- Solve hard real-world problems related to the orchestration and optimization of autonomous vehicle fleets.
- Collaborate with Product, UX, and other engineers to design and develop internal user-facing products.
- Ship solutions to novel technical problems that arise in a fast-paced environment.
What you need
- Hold a BS degree in Computer Science or possess equivalent practical experience.
- Bring at least five years of backend engineering or infrastructure experience to the team.
Nice to have
- Experience with C++ or a willingness to participate in professional development activities to stay current on industry knowledge
- Experience working in environments including nontechnical team members
- Experience with operations tooling, developer productivity, or developer tools
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the work environment or location policy?
This is a hybrid role based in Warsaw, Poland, where the engineer will report to an Engineering Manager.
What kind of systems will I be working on?
You will build and evolve mission-critical tools and systems that improve Waymo's core fleet management systems, focusing on orchestration and optimization of autonomous vehicles.
Who will I collaborate with in this role?
You will work on cross-cutting problems requiring collaboration with mobile app, cloud backend, and Waymo Driver teams, as well as functional groups like operations, product, legal, partnerships, policy, and privacy.