Senior Core Platform Engineer - Embedded Linux & Low-Latency

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, or relevant technical field or equivalent practical experience
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• Proficiency in C++
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• 5+ years of relevant work experience
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• Familiarity with operating systems concepts on Linux: networking, filesystems, performance troubleshooting, device I/O, and concurrency
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• Experience developing applications for Linux-based embedded devices
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• (Desirable) Knowledge of GPUs, ML accelerators, power management, high-performance networking or performance optimization
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• (Desirable) Familiarity with robotics concepts: inter-process messaging, logging, reproducibility, diagnostics, and fail-safe designs
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• (Desirable) Experience driving change in existing, complex systems and codebases
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• (Desirable) Proficiency in Python

What the job involves

• The Core Platform team is responsible for software and infrastructure on several components of the Waymo self-driving system
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• The team’s scope covers everything from low-level system software to high-bandwidth data logging, IPC (low-latency and high-throughput), performance analysis, full-system debugging, system telemetry, and reliability
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• We work closely with the Hardware, Compute, Sensor, Perception, Behavior and Machine Learning teams to build the most performant and low-latency self-driving solution in the industry
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• This positions reports to the Tech Lead Manager
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• Work on a small team of Software Engineers to develop system software components from early prototyping to production launch of autonomous vehicles
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• Improve the efficiency, reliability, and trustworthiness of onboard software infrastructure
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• Collaborate with a variety of engineering teams to take on complex problems