Senior iOS Engineer
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to get where they’re going. Since our start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has been focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to improve everyone's access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. Our Waymo Driver powers Waymo One, our fully autonomous ride-hailing service, as well as Waymo Via, our trucking and local delivery service. To date, Waymo has driven over 20 million miles autonomously on public roads across 25 U.S. cities and conducted over 20 billion miles of simulation testing.
At Waymo, we are mission-driven and believe deeply in the opportunity of autonomous driving technology to improve mobility and make people's lives better. We are united by purpose and responsibility (for our employees and riders alike). We are looking for kind, committed, employees who have integrity, dream big, work together as one team and create a sense of belonging for one another that is the foundation of our culture. We want each team member to feel welcomed and included in every step of our exciting journey.
Software Engineering builds the brains of Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology. Our software allows the Waymo Driver to perceive the world around it, make the right decision for every situation, and deliver people safely to their destinations. We think deeply and solve complex technical challenges in areas like robotics, perception, decision-making and deep learning, while collaborating with hardware and systems engineers. If you're a software engineer or researcher who's curious and passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving, we'd like to meet you.
In this role you'll:
Work on an iOS application to hail and control Waymo autonomous cars -- building complex user experiences, phone-to-vehicle communications, and solving novel human-computer interaction problems. You will build products which inspire trust in autonomous vehicle systems. The team works closely with UX designers and researchers, product managers, and vehicle software engineers to bring this cutting-edge technology to customers.
This position requires experience in two or more of the following:
- Experience with Swift and SwiftUI
- Focus on pixel-perfect UI and strong collaboration with UX and product designers
- Client-server protocols (gRPC, Protobuf, etc.)
- Bluetooth and Bluetooth LE
- Test driven development
Must have:
- B.S, or M.S. in Computer Science or a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 4+ years of experience building and shipping mobile apps from scratch using best practices
- Experience with SwiftUI in a production environment
- Passion and experience building user-facing products
- Cross-functional collaboration experience (with team members such as product managers, designers, vehicle and robotics engineers)
It's preferred if you also have:
- Experience building and releasing on the iOS App Store
- Experience with UIKit, CoreAnimation, and other iOS libraries
- Experience with C++
Location: This position will be seated at the Google Warsaw office
While at Waymo, you will enjoy benefits that cover…
Health and wellness: Our people are at the heart of everything we do. At Waymo, you can enjoy top-notch medical, dental and vision insurance, mental wellness support, gym membership, and special wellness programs.
Financial wellness: Your financial peace of mind is important to us. At Waymo, we offer competitive compensation, bonus opportunities, equity, a generous PPK/PPO retirement plan, and lots of other perks and employee discounts.
Flexibility and time off: Take the time you need to relax and recharge. Enjoy the flexibility to work from another location for four weeks per year. We support a hybrid work mode, offer paid time off, bereavement, sick, and parental leave.
Supporting families: When it comes to growing your family or caring for your loved ones, you have our full support. Enhanced leave options include paid family leave (total of 41 weeks between the parents - with at least 9 weeks due only to each parent).
Community and personal development: At Waymo, you'll find a range of opportunities to grow, connect, and give back. We offer education reimbursement, personal and professional development, mentorship, and other ways to connect through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), other internal groups, and even time off to volunteer.
Cool perks: Access to Google offices, cafes, wellness centers, massages, and so much more. To support your wellbeing at home, you can enjoy at-home fitness and cooking classes, and more.