Waymo
Senior Staff Technical Lead, Simulator Platform Horizontal Integrations
$298K–$368K
Mountain View, California, United States +3 · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States.
Mountain View, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- Extensive experience; no number of years stated.
- Education
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Math, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
About the job
Leads cross-team architecture and integration across Waymo’s simulator stack to support autonomy systems, vehicle platforms, and simulation and evaluation capabilities.
What you'll do
- Architect and lead horizontal software integrations, defining system boundaries, interfaces, and technical standards.
- Drive multi-quarter roadmaps and large-scale architectural migrations across simulation, evaluation, and onboard engineering teams.
- Align cross-functional system design and validation, and mentor senior engineers and technical leads.
What they ask for
- Degree in a listed field or equivalent practical experience.
- Extensive technical leadership experience in an AV, AV simulation, robotics, or related complex simulation/autonomy domain.
- Track record setting multi-year technical vision, driving multi-quarter roadmaps, and delivering complex cross-organizational integrations.
- Deep simulation or autonomy systems architecture expertise; strong hands-on C++ proficiency and large-scale software architecture experience.
Nice to have
- Experience architecting end-to-end autonomous driving or robotics simulators, including closed-loop simulation and scenario generation.
- Experience integrating onboard ML architectures, planning/behavior models, maps, or environmental/weather models into simulation.
Pay
$298,000 — $368,000 USD base salary
Tools
C++
AI focus
Simulation solutions use advanced ML algorithms to measure and enhance Waymo Driver performance; the role supports integration of onboard ML systems and models into simulation.
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