Senior iOS Engineer
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the 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 One, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over one million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving tens of millions of miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 13+ U.S. states.
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.