About the Role
Waymo is seeking a leader to manage and mentor a 7-member engineering team, architect mission-critical platforms for fleet orchestration, and drive the technical vision for offboard driving behavior systems. This role requires fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaborating across multiple functions to ensure high reliability, safety, and efficiency for Waymo's autonomous fleet.
Responsibilities
- Manage and mentor a 7-member engineering team, fostering a culture of technical excellence, operational rigor, and psychological safety.
- Oversee the architecture and evolution of Fleet Orchestration Core systems.
- Drive the technical vision, strategy, and roadmap for the centralized platform managing offboard driving behavior.
- Collaborate closely with Product Management, Operations, Data Science, SRE, and other engineering teams to define requirements and deliver impactful solutions.
- Foster a culture of engineering excellence, focusing on system reliability, scalability, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of software engineering experience in backend infrastructure, distributed systems, and C++.
- 5+ years of experience in engineering management, leading and growing high-performing teams.
- Proven ability to drive technical strategy and architecture for complex, large-scale systems.
- Track record of building alignment across cross-functional engineering and product organizations while navigating complex, ambiguous technical environments.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Skills
- Backend infrastructure
- Distributed systems
- C++
- Engineering management
- Technical strategy
- System architecture
- Fleet management
- Ride-hailing/delivery logistics
- Supply optimization
- Autonomous vehicle systems
- Google/Waymo core infrastructure
Location
- US
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- 5+ years of experience in engineering management
Education Level
- BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- MS or PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
Salary/Compensations
- $298,000—$368,000 USD
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Generous Company benefits program
About the Company
- Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver.
- Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes.
- The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases.
- The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
