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Staff Tech Lead Software Engineer, Vehicle Realism Platform

Waymo· Software Engineering
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Mountain View, California$251k - $310kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Staff Tech Lead role focused on the Vehicle Realism Platform (VRP) within Waymo's Simulation Team, delivering realistic autonomous-driving simulation capabilities across hardware platforms and driving conditions, and ensuring reliable, reproducible simulation solutions for internal customers.

Responsibilities

  • - Collaborate with onboard and research engineers to expand simulation capabilities and achieve critical Waymo milestones.
  • “- Monitor and improve the reproducibility, reliability, and usability of the Waymo simulator.
  • “- Design long-term architectures to accommodate a growing number of internal customers and product requirements.
  • “- Bridge vehicle subsystems and simulation infrastructure to enhance overall robotic realism.
  • “- Partner closely with collaborators from Simulator, Eval, Hardware, and Onboard orgs, integrating the building blocks they provide and turning them into reliable, reproducible simulation solutions.

Qualifications

  • - Hands-on experience building a popular (internal or external-facing) product
  • - Experience on backend knowledge such as workflows, databases, SQL, debugging, production monitoring, etc
  • - 6+ years experience in software development
  • - A strong background in C++

Skills

Required:Product developmentBackend developmentC++Systems integration

Benefits

  • - Salary range: $251,000—$310,000 USD per year
  • - discretionary annual bonus
  • - equity incentive plan
  • - comprehensive Waymo benefits program
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Waymo—formerly the Google self-driving car project—makes it safe and easy for people & things to get around with autonomous vehicles.

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