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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 46 days Waymo's roles stay open a median of 75 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Waymo's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Waymo
- high 336 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
- 2026-10-17
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
In this role, you will define and drive the architectural roadmap for Waymo's Data Lake, transitioning it to a scalable analytical ecosystem. You will lead cross-domain data pipelines, enforce architectural standards, and oversee data governance strategies while collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure platform consistency and compliance.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- 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
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
- 12+ years of experience leading the design, implementation, and operations of multi-Petabyte Data Lake/Data Warehouse solutions in high-growth companies
- Proven track record of being the Lead Architect driving significant data governance and data platform maturity transitions
- Deep experience driving a data infrastructure org through rapid growth phases
- Expert-level technical depth in distributed batch/streaming frameworks (e.g., C++, Flume, Apache Spark, Flink)
- Highly effective cross-functional influencer capable of driving alignment across hundreds of stakeholders (Director+ levels, Embedded Eng, Data Science)
Nice to have
- Hands-on knowledge of cloud-native or internal release hardening ecosystems (e.g., Canary/CAS, CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration)
- High proficiency with Google-internal pipeline/data stacks (Flume, SQLP, Rapid, CAS, F1)
What you get
- Discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Generous Company benefits program
Worth weighing
- No specific details on the company's culture or team dynamics are provided
- Salary range is broad and dependent on various factors, which may lead to uncertainty during negotiations
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Listed by Waymo on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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