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Senior Staff Technical Lead Manager, In-Car Experience

Waymo · Mountain View, CA, USA

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
88 days
Waymo's roles stay open a median of 88 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Waymo's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Waymo
high
353 stale, 9 reposted of 353 open
Hiring momentum
490 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-30

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Waymo's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Waymo.

About this role

As a Senior Staff Android Engineer focused on In-Car Experience at Waymo, you will lead the technical vision and architecture for the in-cabin software stack, overseeing multiple engineering teams. Your role involves hands-on system design, diagnosing performance bottlenecks, and integrating high-impact features while championing AI-native developer tooling. You will also mentor senior engineers and collaborate cross-functionally to align technical solutions with product goals.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Waymo as an employer.

What you need

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Deep technical expertise in Android/AOSP platform development
  • Extensive experience with modern client architecture and systems programming
  • Strong system design expertise
  • Demonstrated leadership in developer productivity and AI-native workflows

Nice to have

  • Master’s or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
  • Experience with automotive software environments or Android Automotive OS
  • Proven track record designing and maintaining extensible application frameworks and SDKs
  • Experience with hardware-accelerated graphics pipelines
  • Experience operating in safety-critical, high-reliability, or low-latency systems

What you get

  • Discretionary annual bonus program
  • Equity incentive plan
  • Generous Company benefits program

Worth weighing

  • Salary range provided but actual pay depends on various factors
  • Role involves significant leadership and technical authority, which may require high levels of responsibility
  • Focus on AI-native workflows may imply a shift in traditional software development practices

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Listed by Waymo on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-30. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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