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Software Engineer, Backend

Waymo
$170,000-$216,000 USD
United States, California, Mountain View
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway (Show on map)
Dec 11, 2025
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver-The World's Most Experienced Driver-to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo's fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states. The real-time communication infrastructure between Waymo vehicles and cloud services is one of the most critical pillars for Waymo's rapid business growth and expansion. Our mission is to develop and maintain a cutting-edge, globally scalable infrastructure for real-time communication between Waymo vehicles and cloud services. We also explore innovative technical solutions to proactively address future scaling demands, ensuring Waymo remains at the forefront of autonomous driving technology You will: Implement and scale Waymo's mission-critical real-time communication infrastructure. Work on both backend services and in-vehicle software. Collaborate with a wide-range of internal partners to support their data-exchange use cases. Develop expertise in and make use of various Google technologies, like OnePlatform API, Borg, Spanner, Flume, and custom-built systems for our specific problems. You have: BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience. 5+ years of experience programming in backend coding languages. Experience in designing and building backend applications and APIs. We prefer: MS in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience. Experience in developing low-latency, large-scale, highly-reliable distributed systems. Experience in concurrency, multithreading and synchronization. Experience in test automation, refactoring code, test development, build infrastructure, optimizing software, debugging, building tools or testing frameworks. Knowledge of computer networking, security, and distributed systems. The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process. Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements. Salary Range $170,000 — $216,000 USD