Senior Software Engineer, Mapping Field Response
Company websitewaymo.com (Waymo, opens in new tab)
Base salary $204K to $259K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Mountain View, CA
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- LocationMountain View, CA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (3 h ago) · observed since
About this job
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.
The Waymo Mapping team's goal is to build a high resolution map of the world to support safe autonomous driving. We work on creating the map using a combination of automatic and manual techniques and build the infrastructure to store, process, and distribute the map.
In this role, you will:
- Own business-critical systems for taking low latency actions in response to signals from Waymo’s fleet
- Develop algorithms and infrastructure for keeping the map fresh
- Build robust backend infrastructure and data processing that will scale with Waymo’s growth
- Make high-impact contributions across Waymo’s Mapping stack including infrastructure development, algorithm advances, and tooling improvements
You have:
- Backend engineer with experience building server-side infrastructure and data processing
- Solid coding skills (C++ preferred)
- > 4 years of total experience
- Strong sense of ownership and ability to thrive in ambiguity
- Proven track record of being able to apply a broad range of skills to effectively solve business problems
It's a Bonus if you have:
- Master’s in Computer Science, Robotics or related field
- Experience in AV industry or Mapping
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.
Salary Range
$204,000—$259,000 USD
Source: Waymo on Greenhouse · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($204,000) is above 74% of the 4,280 Software Engineering roles in California listed on this site; 18 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $176,362; the middle half runs from $149,100 to $204,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.
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Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer, Mapping Field Response (this listing) | $204K - $259K |
| Safety Engineer - Risk Management | $204K - $252K |
| Senior Android Engineer, In-Car Experience | $204K - $259K |
| Research Scientist, RL for Autonomous Planning & World Modeling | $204K - $259K |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation | $204K - $259K |
| Senior Formal Verification Engineer | $204K - $259K |
| Sr Software Engineer, Android Automotive | $204K - $259K |
Observed changes
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- First observed on the employer's board
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2025-12-22
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Mountain View, CA, USA
$204,000—$259,000 USD
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- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
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