Waymo · 11 hours ago
Director of Engineering, Developer AI
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$332K/yr - $421K/yr
12+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The role involves defining the technical vision for AI-powered developer tools and leading a team to design and deploy novel AI agents to solve engineering challenges.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Define and drive the technical vision and roadmap for AI-powered developer tools and agent development across Waymo by partnering closely with engineering teams across Waymo to understand their workflows, identify high-impact opportunities, and drive the adoption of new DevAI tools
Spearhead the design, development, and deployment of novel AI agents and tools to address Waymo's unique engineering challenges
Develop models that excel on Waymo's unique requirements and enable these agentic use-cases by leveraging Google's and Waymo's cutting-edge foundational models
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of talented software engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, rapid prototyping, and engineering excellence
Stay at the forefront of AI research, particularly in large language models (LLMs) and generative AI, and identify opportunities to apply these advancements to solve Waymo's challenges
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
12+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of technical leadership in architecting and delivering complex, large-scale systems
8+ years experience leading and mentoring software engineering teams
Demonstrated expertise in machine learning, natural language processing, and/or generative AI, including hands-on experience developing and tuning LLMs
Understanding of software development lifecycles, developer workflows, and tools
Preferred
Master's or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field, with a focus on AI/ML
Experience developing or applying AI-powered tools for software engineering
Deep understanding of modern AI architectures and techniques, including prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
A strategic mindset with the ability to translate high-level vision into a concrete and actionable roadmap
Experience designing, building, and deploying agentic AI systems and frameworks, including multi-agent systems and their application to complex problem domains
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, from individual contributors to senior executives
Experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or safety-critical systems
Passion for improving developer experiences, and a vision for the future of AI-assisted software development
Expertise in data engineering, including data cleaning, ingestion, and processing for large-scale ML model training, particularly with code and other domain-specific datasets
A background in Developer Productivity, including experience with code analysis, static analysis, and building internal developer platforms
Experience leading successful advocacy and training programs to drive the adoption of new technologies within a large engineering organization
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
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (231)
2024 (175)
2023 (268)
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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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