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# Staff Tech Lead Software Engineer, Vehicle Realism Platform

- **Company:** Waymo LLC
- **Location:** Mountain View, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $251,000.0 - $310,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Databases, Game Engine, Performance Tuning, SQL Databases, System Programming, Backend
- **Published:** September 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/86010755/1

## About the Role

* Experience with the release of software in a highly distributed heterogeneous execution environment
 * Experience with systems programming (game engines, database, OS, distributed)
 * Experience with robotics or perception systems
 * Experience with performance optimization in complex backend and infrastructure systems
 * Experience with ML
 * Previous TL experience

## Description

* Collaborate with onboard and research engineers to scale simulation 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.
 * You'll 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.

You have:

 * Hands-on experience building a popular (internal or external-facing) product
 * Experience on backend knowledge such as workflows, databases, SQL, production monitoring, etc
 * Strong in C++


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