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Waymo

Embedded Software Technical Lead & Manager, Simulation

$281K–$356K

Mountain View, CA, USA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2025

Location
Mountain View, CA, USA
Mountain View, California, United States

About the job

Leads a team building embedded hardware- and software-in-the-loop simulation and testing infrastructure for Waymo’s autonomous driving systems and vehicle platforms.

What you'll do

  • Lead and manage the embedded HIL/SIL testing and simulation team, and set infrastructure expansion strategy.
  • Develop a C++ graph-based simulation framework and improve realism with vehicle and environmental models, combining models with logged data.
  • Integrate simulation with CI/CD pipelines and ensure infrastructure availability and reliability.

What they ask for

  • Technical leadership of software teams
  • Strong knowledge of modern C++
  • Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining production software systems
  • Linux at an advanced user level; familiarity with Electrical Engineering

Nice to have

  • People management experience, passion for HIL simulation, or embedded programming experience
  • Linux for real-time applications; knowledge of Ethernet, CAN, or datacenter monitoring building blocks

Pay

$281,000 — $356,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

C++, Linux, HIL, SIL, CI/CD, Ethernet, CAN

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)