Lead Technical Manager — Route & Motion Generation

Waymo; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 238,000 - 302,000; Full time

Job summary

Waymo is hiring a software engineer or researcher to help advance the Waymo Driver, the world’s most experienced driver, in a hybrid role reporting to a Technical Lead Manager and Senior Staff Engineer.

You will contribute to onboard motion planning, perception, decision-making, and deep learning while collaborating with hardware and systems teams. The position emphasizes leadership, mentoring, and solving complex driving problems.

Qualifications

• MS/PhD in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, or 4+ years of equivalent practical experience.
• Strong C++ software engineering skills.
• 1+ year of management experience with at least 5 reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for onboard motion planning systems that improve low-speed maneuvering performance.
• Improve evaluation capabilities to better understand on-road performance.
• Mentor junior engineers on the team.
• Investigate driving behavior issues from logs and understand the root cause.
• Develop foundational frameworks that help advancement of the Waymo Driver's capabilities.
• Directly contribute to solving some of the most challenging driving situations in the long tail.

Skills

C++ programming

Collaboration

Management experience

Education

MS/PhD in CS/ML/Robotics or 4+ years experience

Tools

Python

SQL

Job description

Waymo is hiring a software engineer or researcher to help advance the Waymo Driver, the world’s most experienced driver, in a hybrid role reporting to a Technical Lead Manager and Senior Staff Engineer.

You will contribute to onboard motion planning, perception, decision-making, and deep learning while collaborating with hardware and systems teams. The position emphasizes leadership, mentoring, and solving complex driving problems.