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Waymo
2 months ago

Technical Lead Manager, Route & Motion Generation (Autonomous Driving)

19 833 - 25 167$
Work format
hybrid/onsite
Work type
fulltime
Grade
lead
English
b2
Country
US
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Job description

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TL;DR
Technical Lead Manager, Route & Motion Generation (Autonomous Driving): Building onboard motion-planning systems and evaluation frameworks for a Level 4 autonomous driving platform with an accent on low-speed maneuvering, driving behavior analysis, and foundational planning infrastructure. Focus on solving long-tail driving scenarios, investigating root causes from vehicle logs, and mentoring engineers while advancing production autonomy capabilities.

Location: Onsite or hybrid in Mountain View or San Francisco, California, United States.

Salary: $238,000–$302,000 USD base salary, plus discretionary annual bonus, equity incentives, and company benefits.

Company

Waymo develops autonomous driving technology and operates a fully autonomous ride-hail service powered by the Waymo Driver.

What you will do

  • Provide technical leadership for onboard motion-planning systems that improve low-speed maneuvering.
  • Build evaluation capabilities to measure and understand on-road driving performance.
  • Investigate driving behavior issues using vehicle logs and identify root causes.
  • Develop foundational frameworks that advance the Waymo Driver’s capabilities.
  • Solve challenging long-tail driving scenarios in collaboration with software, hardware, and systems teams.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to cross-team technical direction.

Requirements

  • MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related technical field, or 4+ years of equivalent practical experience.
  • Strong software engineering experience with C++ and robust, efficient code.
  • Ability to collaborate within and across teams.
  • At least 1 year of management experience with 5 or more direct reports.
  • Experience working with complex software systems and autonomous-driving or robotics challenges.

Nice to have

  • Experience with autonomous vehicles or robotics.
  • Experience deploying machine-learning models in production systems.
  • Experience with graph search, optimization, or path-planning algorithms.
  • 8+ years of software engineering experience in complex systems.
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL.

Culture & Benefits

  • Work on Level 4 autonomous driving technology focused on improving mobility and road safety.
  • Collaborate with software, research, hardware, and systems engineering teams.
  • Eligible employees may participate in an annual bonus program and equity incentive plan.
  • Company benefits are available subject to eligibility requirements.

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