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# Software Engineer, Trip Platform

- **Company:** Waymo LLC
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $175,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Distributed Systems, Design of User Interfaces, Human-Computer Interaction, Software Engineering, Web Services, Backend, Apache Flume, Information Technology, Low Latency, Marketplace, Programming Languages
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/software-engineer-trip-platform-san-francisco-ca--73f181db-a9c2-41d4-b4d7-95f0292422a7

## About the Role

* BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
 * 3+ years of experience programming in backend coding languages.
 * Experience in building backend applications and API.

We prefer:

 * Experience in C++
 * MS in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
 * Experience in developing low latency, large-scale, user facing distributed systems.
 * Domain knowledge across the transportation, mobility, and/or autonomous vehicle industries., Application Programming Interface (API), Automotive Automation, Autonomous Driving Systems, Business-to-Business (B2B), C++ Programming Language, Computer Science, Customer Support/Service, Distributed Computing, Software Engineering, Use Cases, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)

## Description

TaaS (Transportation as a Service) is responsible for building an amazing user experience and business around the Waymo Driver. We are responsible collectively for Growth, Territory Expansion, Service Quality (including pickup, dropoff and routing), Marketplace (pricing, positioning, matching), and Partnerships / B2B(2C) monetization.

Trip platform team specifically focus on building Waymo''s core trip platform to support multiple high-growth use cases, including ride-hailing and delivery, across both 1st party and 3rd party B2B partners needs, enabling broader access to Waymo technology for more people and markets.

You will:

 * Implement and scale Waymo''s core trip platform to support multiple high-growth use cases, including ride-hailing and delivery, across both 1st party and 3rd party B2B partners needs, enabling broader access to Waymo technology for more people and markets.
 * Design and implement partner facing API services for various customer-hailing scenarios, including managing trip requests and calculating pickup and ride times; calculates the price of rides.
 * Collaborate with external partners to jointly build great Waymo experiences on 3rd party platforms
 * Develop expertise in and make use of various Google technologies, like OnePlatform API, Borg, Spanner, Flume, and custom-built systems for our specific problems.


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