Sr. Staff Software Engineer, DUE Experience

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company developing the Waymo Driver and technologies for fully autonomous mobility. The DUE Experience team seeks a senior staff software engineer to define technical vision and build scalable agentic systems that automate event triage and support evaluation of autonomous driving behavior. The role leads architecture, cross-team collaboration, technical strategy, and mentorship for AI-driven multi-agent workflows.

Responsibilities:

• Define and drive the technical vision and architectural strategy for autonomous, multi-agent systems within the DUE Experience team, focusing on transformative improvements in event triage
• Lead the exploration and application of state-of-the-art agentic technologies to automate complex triage workflows, shifting paradigms from static LLM generation to dynamic reasoning, planning, and execution
• Architect, design, and guide the implementation of scalable, robust agentic frameworks capable of dynamic tool use, self-reflection, and multi-step orchestration
• Collaborate across teams to identify opportunities where agentic workflows and specialized AI agents can autonomously navigate and impact the broader Waymo Driver evaluation lifecycle
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers within DUE Experience and partner teams, fostering innovation and engineering excellence in agentic design patterns
• Identify and advocate for the broad problem(s) worth solving, turning big-picture concepts into actionable projects and roadmaps for human-on-the-loop autonomous systems

Requirements:

• Extensive experience (typically 10+ years) in software engineering, with a significant focus on architecting and building large-scale, complex systems
• Deep expertise in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, with heavy, hands-on experience building autonomous agents, multi-agent orchestration systems, and integrating LLMs with external tools/APIs
• Proven ability to define technical strategy, influence senior leadership, and drive execution across multiple teams in ambiguous and rapidly evolving domains
• A strong track record of technical leadership, including designing and implementing novel agent-based solutions
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• PhD in Computer Science or a related field, with a specialization in AI/ML or a related area
• Experience with agentic frameworks, knowledge graphs, and reasoning engines
• Familiarity with autonomous vehicle simulation, testing, or evaluation domains
• Proficiency in C++ and experience with building production-grade services
• Experience working with large-scale data processing and distributed systems
• Familiarity with Google's or Waymo's internal AI/ML platforms and infrastructure