Senior Staff Technical Lead/Manager, Mapping Machine Learning

Waymo
$281,000-$356,000 USD
United States, California, Mountain View
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway (Show on map)
Sep 01, 2025
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. The Waymo Mapping team's goal is to build a high resolution map of the world to support safe autonomous driving. We work on creating the map using a combination of automatic and manual techniques and build the infrastructure to store, process, and distribute the map. Our team collaborates with several other Waymo teams that consume map data. In this role, you will: Apply the latest machine learning technology to generate maps from raw data Manage a small team of ML Engineers Define an ML strategy that scales to mapping the whole world You have: B.S. in Computer Science or a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience A Minimum of 2 years of direct people management experience Hands-on machine learning experience - ideally on image recognition problems. Willingness to own problems end-to-end and work on various parts of the system Experience with C++ or python A passion for good software engineering It's a Bonus if you have: M.S. or Ph.D in Computer Science or a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience Experience with large-scale data processing using frameworks like Google Data Flow or Apache Beam #Li-Hybrid The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process. Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements. The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process. Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements. Salary Range $281,000 — $356,000 USD