- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle
- Location
- San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- Mar 16, 2026
- Salary
- $251,000–$319,000 a year
Staff Software Engineer / Technical Lead Manager
Job description
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.
Job responsibilities
- Collaborative - work across team boundaries
- Cross-functional - work with PM, UX, legal, operations, or other non-engineering roles
- Independence / leadership - take ownership and drive efforts to completion
- Technical road map definition experience
- Performance management experience
Job requirements
- BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- 6+ years experience working with backend tech (e.g. C++, Spanner, or others)
- 6+ years of experience with Front End (Angular, Javascript, React, etc)
- 5+ years of people management experience
- TL or leadership skills
- Experience in product development lifecycle
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