Tech Lead for Onboard Motion Planning

Waymo; Mountain View (WY); Hybrid; USD 238,000 - 302,000; Full time

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a software engineer or researcher to advance the Waymo Driver in Level 4 autonomous driving. This hybrid role reports to a Technical Lead Manager, Senior Staff Engineer and focuses on motion planning, evaluation, and cross-team mentorship.

You will lead onboard motion planning improvements, develop frameworks, investigate driving behavior from logs, and contribute to solving long-tail driving scenarios, requiring strong C++ and ML background and 4+ years of experience.

Qualifications

• MS/PhD in Computer Science, ML, Robotics or 4+ years of equivalent practical experience.
• General software engineering experience programming in C++ with robust and efficient code.
• Ability to collaborate within and across teams.
• 1+ year of management experience with 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.
• Provide mentorship for 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++

Machine Learning

Python

Team leadership

Collaboration

Education

MS/PhD in Computer Science, ML, Robotics

Tools

Python

Job description

Waymo is seeking a software engineer or researcher to advance the Waymo Driver in Level 4 autonomous driving. This hybrid role reports to a Technical Lead Manager, Senior Staff Engineer and focuses on motion planning, evaluation, and cross-team mentorship.

You will lead onboard motion planning improvements, develop frameworks, investigate driving behavior from logs, and contribute to solving long-tail driving scenarios, requiring strong C++ and ML background and 4+ years of experience.