Senior ML Lead: Multi-Modal Perception Architect

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

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity incentives

Benefits program

Job summary

Waymo in Mountain View, CA is hiring a senior ML/perception leader to define the roadmap for next-generation multi-modal perception architectures and scale production models. You will drive cross-functional initiatives across Perception, Planner, hardware, and infrastructure teams to realize robust onboard and offboard systems.

You will mentor ML engineers, lead high-impact initiatives, and contribute to modular, sensor-agnostic perception frameworks.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of industry experience in Machine Learning, AI or Computer Vision.
• Proven track record of architecting and shipping large-scale, production-grade machine learning models.
• Expert proficiency in Python, C++, and modern ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow).
• Demonstrated experience leading large technical initiatives as a Tech Lead across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Set the long-term technical roadmap for next-generation multi-modal perception architectures, driving paradigm shifts in multi-task learning, spatial-temporal modeling, and scene representation.
• Architect unified, scalable representations combining diverse sensor modalities across heterogeneous sensor suites.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across Perception and Planner and partner with hardware and infrastructure teams to optimize foundational architectures for onboard requirements.
• Mentor ML engineers and foster an engineering culture of rapid prototyping and rigorous benchmarking.

Skills

Python

C++

PyTorch

JAX

TensorFlow

Leadership

Cross-functional

Machine Learning

Computer Vision

Education

BS/MS in CS/Robotics/ML

Job description

Waymo in Mountain View, CA is hiring a senior ML/perception leader to define the roadmap for next-generation multi-modal perception architectures and scale production models. You will drive cross-functional initiatives across Perception, Planner, hardware, and infrastructure teams to realize robust onboard and offboard systems.

You will mentor ML engineers, lead high-impact initiatives, and contribute to modular, sensor-agnostic perception frameworks.