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Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Test Systems
Waymo · Mountain View, CA, USA
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What Waymo asks for
From Waymo's Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Test Systems ad, checked 2 Nov 2026.
Agentic and AI-backed systems
Experience creating and deploying autonomous agents, including the infrastructure for harnessing agents and other systems powered by AI in a production environment.
C++ or Python engineering
At least 5 years of professional experience using C++ or Python to build software.
Test development and automation
Developing new automation solutions by analyzing how tests are written and executed within complex software workflows.
Robotics and hardware-based software
Experience working with robotics, firmware, or hardware-in-the-loop systems where software interacts directly with physical components.
Frontend and backend technologies
Building features across the entire stack, including frontend interfaces and backend services within large-scale software architectures.
The ad asks for a bachelor's degree or equivalent and at least 5 years of experience in C++ or Python. The role follows a hybrid work schedule.
How the example answers the ad
Three of the five requirements above, each matched to a line in the example.
Agentic and AI-backed systems
“Architected and deployed a multi-agent AI framework that manages autonomous fleet testing, reducing manual validation efforts by 60 percent.”
Architecting and deploying a multi-agent AI framework for autonomous fleet testing provides evidence of building agentic and AI-backed systems within a production environment.
C++ or Python engineering
“Refactored low-level C++ control algorithms to improve multi-joint coordination during high-speed locomotion tasks.”
Refactoring low-level C++ control algorithms for locomotion tasks shows professional experience using C++ to build software.
Frontend and backend technologies
“Engineered a full-stack dashboard using React and Python/FastAPI to monitor real-time telemetry from remote robotics assets for 50+ engineers.”
Engineering a dashboard with React and Python/FastAPI shows the ability to build features across the entire stack, including frontend interfaces and backend services.
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Elena Volkov · Senior Software Engineer
Summary
Senior Software Engineer with 6 years of experience in robotics, AI-driven test automation, and full-stack development. Develops autonomous agents to streamline firmware qualification and hardware-in-the-loop validation for distributed systems. Architects scalable Python and C++ services that reduce CI/CD cycle times by 40 percent across large-scale robotic fleets. Leads cross-functional collaboration between software and hardware engineering teams to improve system reliability and overall developer velocity.
Experience
Senior Software Engineer · Anduril Industries
Costa Mesa, CA · 2024 - Present
- Architected and deployed a multi-agent AI framework that manages autonomous fleet testing, reducing manual validation efforts by 60 percent.
- Refactored C++ mission-critical firmware components to support high-frequency sensor fusion, resulting in a 25 percent improvement in latency.
- Engineered a full-stack dashboard using React and Python/FastAPI to monitor real-time telemetry from remote robotics assets for 50+ engineers.
- Standardized containerization workflows using Docker and Kubernetes to facilitate seamless environment parity between simulation and hardware deployments.
Software Engineer II · Nuro
Mountain View, CA · 2022 - 2024
- Developed automated regression testing suites for autonomous driving stacks, cutting defect escape rates by 35 percent.
- Implemented hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing infrastructure that simulated edge-case sensor inputs to validate firmware update reliability.
- Optimized backend data pipelines in Python to process terabytes of lidar and vision data for model training optimization.
Robotics Software Engineer · Boston Dynamics
Waltham, MA · 2021 - 2022
- Integrated computer vision modules into the robot operating system (ROS) ecosystem to enhance object detection accuracy by 20 percent.
- Refactored low-level C++ control algorithms to improve multi-joint coordination during high-speed locomotion tasks.
- Built custom automation scripts for firmware deployment which reduced manual update time from 30 minutes to 5 minutes.
Junior Software Engineer · iRobot
Bedford, MA · 2020 - 2021
- Contributed to the development of consumer robotics features by implementing navigation algorithms in Python.
- Assisted in the maintenance of cloud-based backend services supporting over 1 million active IoT devices.
- Supported the quality assurance team by automating browser-based frontend smoke tests using Selenium and TypeScript.
Education
Master of Science in Robotics · Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA · 2018 - 2020
- Completed thesis on reinforcement learning for autonomous navigation in unstructured environments
- Awarded University Honors for academic excellence in computer vision and path planning coursework
- Served as a teaching assistant for graduate-level C++ programming for embedded systems
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science · University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · 2014 - 2018
- Graduated with a 3.9 GPA and inducted into the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society
- Participated in the undergraduate research program focusing on distributed software architectures
- Developed a custom robotic simulation framework for senior capstone project using Python
Skills
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