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Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Tech Lead, Labeling Automation

Waymo · Mountain View, CA, USA

Posted about 3 months ago

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This role has been open
80 days
Waymo's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Waymo's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Waymo
high
348 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
2026-10-23

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About this role

In this role as a Staff Machine Learning Technical Lead Manager at Waymo, you will lead the technical strategy for automating data pipelines and managing a team of machine learning engineers. Your responsibilities include developing auto-labeling systems, building robust auto-graders for data quality, and deploying advanced computer vision models. You will also collaborate with cross-functional teams and guide the technical direction of the labeling organization.

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

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What you need

  • B.S. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 7+ years of professional software engineering and applied machine learning experience
  • A deep background in computer vision, including proven experience building, evaluating, and deploying deep learning models for object detection, segmentation, and spatial tracking
  • Extensive hands-on experience in large model training, distributed computing, and scaling deep learning architectures using frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow
  • Strong coding proficiency in Python and/or C++, with a track record of writing maintainable, production-grade software
  • Experience taking machine learning solutions through the entire lifecycle—from research and experimentation to robust, scaled production deployment

Nice to have

  • Experience in building internal tooling for ML developers

What you get

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

Worth weighing

  • No specific details on the team size or structure are provided
  • Salary range is broad and dependent on various factors
  • Role involves high-level leadership responsibilities which may require significant experience and adaptability

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Listed by Waymo on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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