Waymo · 16 hours ago
Technical Program Manager, Foundation Model Engagements
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$196K/yr - $248K/yr
5+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company focused on building the Waymo Driver to improve mobility and safety. They are seeking a Technical Program Manager for Foundation Model Engagements to manage the integration of large-scale teacher models with core product teams, ensuring effective collaboration and delivery aligned with product goals.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Collaborate with teams to establish clear, actionable roadmaps, requirements, and success metrics for all foundation model engagements
Drive translation of high-level product needs into specific teacher model deliverables, distillation targets, and evaluation plans for onboard releases
Proactively identify cross-team dependencies, manage technical risks, and align schedules to ensure the smooth integration of teacher models with their student counterparts
Drive the day-to-day execution of multiple parallel engagements, ensuring models are delivered on schedule and meet the agreed-upon quality and performance bars
Facilitate communication and serve as the primary point of contact between teams, resolving blockers and navigating technical challenges
Manage the end-to-end model delivery process, from teacher model hand-off and distillation to student model integration and validation for product releases
Lead retrospectives and post-mortems to capture learnings and continuously refine the engagement model between research and production
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
5+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager in a software engineering environment
A proven track record of successfully managing complex technical projects involving machine learning and/or AI
Experience with work on applied AI/ML and/or research-to-production technology transfer
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, effectively conveying technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical judgment skills
Preferred
Experience with machine learning models, training pipelines, or evaluation frameworks
Experience with large language models (LLMs), vision language models, generative AI (diffusion models), large-scale model training, optimization, and scaling techniques
Experience with cloud-based machine learning platforms and infrastructure
Strong background in 3D computer vision, sensor fusion (camera, lidar), spatial reasoning, and 3D reconstruction methods (NeRF, Gaussian Splatting)
Experience with simulation environments for autonomous systems, model validation strategies, and methods to ensure model reliability
Experience with model evaluation techniques, metrics, time-series analysis, and predictive modeling using sensor data
Master's degree or PhD in a related field
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
Elisa de Martel
Chief Financial Officer
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