Hiring: Senior Staff Engineer, Agentic AI Engineering Company: Waymo Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 21:59:42 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: Agentic AI, Autonomous Agents, Multi-Agent Orchestration, LLMs, AI/ML, Evaluation Frameworks, Large-Scale Systems, C++, Knowledge Graphs, Reasoning Engines, Autonomous Vehicle Simulation Experience: - Extensive experience (typically 7+ years) in software engineering, with a significant focus on architecting and building large-scale, complex systems. - Proven technical leader with a track record of designing, building, evaluating, and deploying novel agent-based AI solutions into production. - Proven ability to define technical strategy, influence senior leadership, and drive execution across multiple teams in ambiguous and rapidly evolving domains. Required Skills: - Deep expertise in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, with heavy, hands-on experience building autonomous agents, multi-agent orchestration systems, and integrating LLMs with external tools/APIs. - Ability to design, build, and deploy production-grade agentic AI systems to solve complex, open-ended evaluation challenges. - Ability to develop robust, automated evaluation frameworks and objective metrics to continuously measure the accuracy, safety, and reliability of non-deterministic AI agents. - Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. - PhD in Computer Science or a related field, with a specialization in AI/ML or a related area (preferred). - Experience with agentic frameworks, knowledge graphs, and reasoning engines (preferred). - Proficiency in C++ and experience with building production-grade services (preferred). - Familiarity with autonomous vehicle simulation, testing, or evaluation domains (preferred). - Familiarity with Google's or Waymo's internal AI/ML platforms and infrastructure (preferred). Compensation: - Expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations (actual starting pay based on job-related factors including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level). - Eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!