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Staff Tech Lead Manager, Machine Learning, Simulator Evaluation

Waymo· Software Engineering
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Mountain View, California$251k - $310kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Lead a top-tier applied ML team to build eval frameworks, infrastructure, and AI-powered tooling for World Model understanding and evaluation within Waymo's Simulator Evaluation group, translating cutting-edge generative AI advancements into production-ready evaluation tools to ensure safety and performance of the Waymo Driver.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a top-tier applied ML team focused on building eval frameworks, infrastructure, and AI-powered tooling for World Model understanding and evaluation.
  • Drive technical direction, and provide technical inputs and guidance to the team.
  • Architect ML-driven metrics and evaluation frameworks that rigorously test World Model quality, automatically surfacing anomalies and edge cases across vast datasets.
  • Chart the technical direction for World Model evaluation, working closely with Product and Program managers to translate modeling challenges into clear business objectives.
  • Build AI-powered internal tools and products that streamline the model eval journey for users, transforming complex model analysis into intuitive, automated, fast-iteration workflows.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., Onboard, Research, and other Simulation teams) and senior technical leadership to deploy your team’s solutions into Waymo’s production-critical systems.

Qualifications

  • Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 3+ years of hands-on technical leadership experience, directly managing and guiding high-performing engineering teams of 5-10 people
  • 7+ years of experience building, deploying, and optimizing machine learning systems in production environments
  • Strong software engineering proficiency in Python and/or C++
  • Experience with ML frameworks like PyTorch, JAX, or Tensorflow, backed by a solid foundation in deep learning, transformers, and large-scale model deployment
  • Proven ability to design robust evaluation frameworks for complex systems, combined with strong analytical skills and proficiency in large-scale data processing

Skills

Required:ML leadershipPythonML frameworks
Nice to have:C++

Benefits

  • Waymo employees are eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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