Waymo
Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Test Systems
Mountain View, US
Role snapshot
Waymo is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Test Systems on a full-time basis. This is a hybrid role based in Mountain View, US. The listing highlights Systems (78I).
- Company
- Waymo
- Location
- Mountain View, US
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Posted
- Oct 14, 2026
Who this role suits
Practitioners with a few years behind them who can work independently, make trade-offs and help newer teammates.
How to prepare your application
- Check your résumé against the listed skills (Systems (78I)) and give each one a concrete example: what you built or achieved, not just that you used it.
- Prepare examples of decisions you drove, how you measured the result, and how you worked with other teams.
- Be ready to discuss trade-offs and scope, not only the tools you have used.
- Read what Waymo publishes about its product or team, so you can say clearly why this role and this company.
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About the role
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.
Waymo's Systems Engineering team works together to blend software and hardware systems in groundbreaking new ways. We set the high performance standards that ensure our vehicles run smoothly and keep passengers safe, then design and perform the tests that validate that performance. We're looking for talented teammates who’ll help us maintain strong teamwork and are passionate about driving results.
This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to a Technical Lead Manager.
You will:
- Develop agentic systems that accelerate release qualification and improve developer velocity
- Work across frontend and backend technologies, various languages, and large systems of software
- Deeply understand test development and test execution workflows, creating novel automation solutions
- Think big, and take on ambitious projects that require systems thinking and experimentation
You have:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
- Experience building and productionizing agents, agent harnessing, and AI-backed systems
- 5+ years of working experience in C++ or Python
- Ability and ambition to learn new skills as they are needed
We prefer:
- Experience as a Dev AI leader and policy maker
- Experience with robotics, firmware, hardware-in-the-loop, and other hardware-based software products
- Experience with test development, test automation, and test engineering
- Experience with UX design
- Experience with release management practices and tools
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.