Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 4, 2026. Waymo scores B on the Alion truth index.
Join Waymo as a Principal Software Engineer, where you will play a key role in advancing the technology behind the Waymo Driver. Your primary responsibility will be to develop and lead a strategy for a next-generation post-training system, building on existing large-scale models. You will have the opportunity to influence the development of these models and advance the state-of-the-art post-training techniques in AI for autonomous vehicles. This role follows a hybrid work schedule and offers a comprehensive benefits package.
Missions
- Advancing the technology to power the Waymo Driver and help it scale to dramatically more miles and locations across the world.
- Developing and leading a strategy for a next-generation post-training system on top of existing large-scale models.
- Participating in the leadership community advancing the ML stack across Waymo and partnering with teams to develop effective, scalable post-training strategies.
Profil recherché
- An ability to balance influencing day-to-day leadership on the ground with developing and influencing engineering strategy- MS in computer science with an emphasis in machine learning or equivalent degree (PhD preferred)
- Experience building metrics, data, and flywheels for post-training applications
- 10+ years of leadership experience in a large-scale machine learned production system
- Experience leading a post-training system that is used in production with 100M+ users, solving multiple targeted problems in parallel
- Experience influencing without authority at the director and VP level or higher
- Experience with utilizing ML in AV and/or other robotics applications
- Experience building a post-training platform from scratch

