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Staff Software Engineer/ Tech Lead - Onboard Model Consolidation

Waymo · Mountain View, California, 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, you will lead the software architecture and infrastructure development for onboard model consolidation at Waymo, focusing on integrating and optimizing models across various onboard subsystems. You will design an onboard framework for model integration and inference, collaborate with model teams, and establish best practices to enhance model development and releases.

Our read on this posting2.2out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • 8+ years of professional software development experience on large scale products
  • BS/MS in Comp Sci, EE, Robotics, Physics, Math, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Extensive experience designing and building large-scale, high-performance C++ software architecture for mission-critical systems or ML inference
  • Proven track record of leading complex, cross-functional engineering projects as a technical lead
  • Deep understanding of ML deployment, inference frameworks, and associated developer tooling
  • Good communication and collaboration skills working with cross-org partner teams

Nice to have

  • Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field
  • Experience with data pipelines and feature extraction for machine learning models
  • Prior experience in the autonomous driving industry, particularly focusing on onboard compute, perception, or planning systems
  • Experience with hardware accelerators (e.g., TPUs, GPUs) and ML models inference in edge/onboard environments

What you get

  • Eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
  • Equity incentive plan
  • Generous Company benefits program

Worth weighing

  • No specific salary listed, but range provided is $251,000 — $310,000 USD based on various factors
  • Role involves leading complex projects which may require significant collaboration across teams
  • Focus on ML-first architecture may imply a need for continuous learning and adaptation to new technologies

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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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