Hiring: Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Waymo Fleet Company: Waymo Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-13 17:59:47 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: Site Reliability Engineering, SRE, Autonomous Systems, Fleet Infrastructure, C++, Java, Python, Observability, Automation, Incident Response, Fault-Tolerant Systems, Technical Leadership, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Operational Excellence Experience: - 8+ years of experience architecting and maintaining mission-critical systems in C++, Java, or Python - Proven depth and breadth of knowledge in software reliability, acting as the "go-to" expert for resolving highly complex, high-impact system failures - Demonstrated track record of successfully leading the reliability program of a complex system (e.g., autonomous systems, cloud infrastructure, or large-scale web service) - Experience developing and communicating a shared vision, strategy, and priorities across multiple organizations and stakeholders - Proven ability to influence beyond the immediate area of responsibility, providing input to key decision makers that directly impact the future direction of the program - Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives Required Skills: - Software and systems engineering techniques for building and running large-scale, fault-tolerant, reliable systems - Optimizing existing systems and building new infrastructure - Eliminating manual, error-prone, or time-consuming work through automation - Managing end-to-end availability and performance for core fleet services - Developing observability and automation to support vehicle supply and demand goals - Writing designs and implementing software to improve system architecture, telemetry, or deployment - Troubleshooting highly complex system reliability issues and managing technical debt - Arbitrating technical disagreements among team members, SREs, SWE partners, and PMs - Leading cross-functional and cross-organizational collaborations - Championing operational excellence and blameless retrospectives - Leading incident response efforts and participating in on-call rotation Qualifications: - Serve as a Waymo production expert, collaborating with engineers to build reliable systems for autonomous vehicle operations, including depot logistics, automation flow, and critical vehicle state infrastructure - Provide technical leadership and direction while troubleshooting complex reliability issues - Set global architectural guidelines - Integrate disparate projects and processes into widely-reusable components and services - Mentor and develop leadership within the team - Drive operational standards for fleet and supply infrastructure Compensation: Not specified in the provided job text. 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!