Waymo · 3 months ago
Staff Software Engineer / Technical Lead Manager - Mapping
Mountain View, CA, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$238K/yr - $302K/yr
7+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The Staff Software Engineer / Technical Lead Manager will lead a team to scale the mapping infrastructure, evaluate machine learning models for map generation, and collaborate with onboard teams to enhance the mapping format.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Lead a team of software engineers to help us scale our mapping infrastructure and to transform the mapping schema
Evaluate and launch machine learning models that automatically generate map from raw data
Work with onboard teams to evolve Waymo’s mapping format to make it more automation friendly
Build backend infrastructure for storing and processing many forms of map data
Scale our systems to support mapping the whole world
Qualification
Required
Experienced manager and technical leader
> 7 years of total experience, > 2 years experience as a manager
Proven track record of leading a team to solve difficult technical challenges
Experience with large-scale data processing using frameworks like Google Data Flow or Apache Beam
Willingness to own problems end-to-end and work on various parts of the system
A passion for good software engineering
Preferred
M.S. or Ph.D in Computer Science or a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Experience in Mapping and Localization
Experience with Tensorflow and/or C++
Benefits
Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan
Generous Company benefits program
Company
Waymo
Waymo is a mobility technology company that improves transportation by developing self-driving solutions for travelers and daily commuters. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.1BKey Investors
Alphabet
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
2020-05-12Series A· $750M
Leadership Team
Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Annabel Chang
Head of State Policy & Government Relations
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