Foundation Models Team Lead

Neura Market; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 298,000 - 368,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life, disable

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off: 20 days

Sick Time: 40 hours/year

Maternity Leave: 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

Holidays: 13 paid days

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a leader for the AI Foundations team to guide the development of large-scale foundation models powering the Waymo Driver and related applications. You will set technical direction, drive execution, and foster collaboration with cross-functional teams across Waymo, including simulation, planner, semantics, and ML infrastructure.

The role requires extensive experience in deep learning research or applied research, with a focus on LLMs, VLMs, or world models, and a proven ability

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience managing medium-size teams.
• Track record in developing team culture and growing people.
• 6+ years experience in deep learning research or applied research.
• Technical experience working with LLMs / VLMs or world models.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team to build large-scale foundation models for the Waymo Driver.
• Set the technical direction for the team and align efforts with strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Waymo including simulation, planner, semantics, and ML infrastructure.
• Establish an inclusive culture that enables research innovations and delivers impactful results.

Skills

Team management

Deep learning research

LLMs / VLMs

Foundation models

Productionizing DL models

Job description

Waymo is seeking a leader for the AI Foundations team to guide the development of large-scale foundation models powering the Waymo Driver and related applications. You will set technical direction, drive execution, and foster collaboration with cross-functional teams across Waymo, including simulation, planner, semantics, and ML infrastructure.

The role requires extensive experience in deep learning research or applied research, with a focus on LLMs, VLMs, or world models, and a proven ability