Senior Tech-Lead Manager — CPU/GPU Optimization

Waymo; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 298,000 - 368,000; Full time

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a Tech-Lead Manager for its Sensor Foundations Optimization group. You will lead a small team focused on system-level optimization, CPU/GPU code paths, and CUDA development to accelerate perception workloads.

The role combines leadership with hands-on optimization, reporting to the TLM of the Sensor Foundations team. Hybrid work schedule and compensation reflect the scale of Waymo's autonomous platform.

Qualifications

• B.Sc in Computer Science, Mathematics or a related field.
• 8+ years of industry experience.
• Strong C++ programming skills.
• Experience with optimizing CPU or GPU code (ideally both).
• Prior people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of optimization experts.
• Identify system-level optimization opportunities.
• Optimize existing CPU code.
• Write and review CUDA code.
• Collaborate with ML practitioners to understand their input-processing needs.
• Be a steward of our compute resources.

Skills

C++ programming

CPU optimization

GPU optimization

CUDA code

People management

Education

B.Sc in Computer Science/Mathematics/related

M.Sc or PhD in CS/Math/related

Tools

CUDA

Job description

Waymo is seeking a Tech-Lead Manager for its Sensor Foundations Optimization group. You will lead a small team focused on system-level optimization, CPU/GPU code paths, and CUDA development to accelerate perception workloads.

The role combines leadership with hands-on optimization, reporting to the TLM of the Sensor Foundations team. Hybrid work schedule and compensation reflect the scale of Waymo's autonomous platform.