Staff Software Engineer (Agentic AI, LLM Orchestration)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Agentic AI, LLM Orchestration): Own the architectural design and hands-on development of robust agentic AI components for multi-agent orchestration, tool execution, and reasoning loops to triage rare driving events. Focus on building scalable stateful agentic infrastructure (RAG, vector databases, semantic routing) and integrating autonomous agents into the Waymo Driver evaluation lifecycle.

Company

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company building the Waymo Driver for trusted, fully autonomous ride-hail.

What you will do

• Design and develop agentic AI components for multi-agent orchestration, tool execution, and reasoning loops for event triage.
• Engineer scalable agentic workflows using LLM orchestration frameworks to automate and augment triage for Engineering and SWQOps.
• Implement stateful agentic infrastructure, including long-term memory management (RAG, vector databases), semantic routing, and internal tool integrations.
• Collaborate with partner teams to embed autonomous agents into the Waymo Driver evaluation lifecycle.
• Break down complex automation problems into multi-agent projects and drive technical execution of the team roadmap.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience designing, building, and maintaining complex distributed systems.
• Proven applied LLM and Agentic AI experience building multi-agent systems, reasoning engines, or autonomous workflows.
• Strong proficiency with agent orchestration frameworks and advanced prompt engineering.
• Ability to execute technical strategy and deliver end-to-end development of AI-native applications with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication skills to clarify technical limitations and solutions for partner teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or related) or equivalent practical experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role with eligibility for discretionary annual bonus and equity incentive plan.
• Generous company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
• On-site work across US locations including Los Angeles, Mountain View, San Francisco, and New York City.

Hiring process

• Recruiter shares the specific salary range for the selected work location (or, if applicable, for remote in the hiring process).
• Interviews evaluate technical depth in distributed systems and agentic AI development, plus collaboration and communication.

Location: On Site (Los Angeles, California; Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California; New York City, New York)

Salary: $251,000—$310,000 USD (base salary range)