Staff Software Engineer / Technical Lead Manager
Job Summary
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, enabling it to autonomously drive over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
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
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
Preferred
- Familiarity with Google infrastructure (e.g. Flume, Borg, Protocol Buffers, OnePlatform) or GCP equivalent
- Development experience with C++ or other backend programming languages
- Development experience with frontend frameworks (e.g. Angular, React)
- Scalability and system performance experience
Pay
The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level.
Schedule
Full-time position.