Waymo
Senior Technical Program Manager, Simulation
$196K–$242K
Mountain View, CA, US +3 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jun 25, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, US
San Francisco, CA , US
Mountain View, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 3+ years of TPM experience and 2+ years managing ML-related technical projects.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads cross-functional simulation and ML evaluation programs, integrating simulation into model development and improving release, risk, and evaluation processes.
What you'll do
- Own execution plans for large Simulation and ML Evaluation programs.
- Drive simulation integration into model training, offline evaluation, and validation; manage dependencies and risks across teams.
- Coordinate releases and triage, and improve tooling and processes to scale simulation capabilities.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years as a Technical Program Manager in software engineering or large-scale infrastructure.
- 2+ years managing technical projects involving ML infrastructure, model training/evaluation loops, or ML data pipelines.
- Proven end-to-end ownership of complex technical programs, with strong technical judgment and communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with ML frameworks such as JAX or PyTorch, cloud-based ML platforms, or ML-based simulation technologies.
- Familiarity with autonomous-system simulation, large-scale data management, developer platforms, or AV/robotics.
Pay
$196,000—$242,000 USD base salary
Tools
JAX, PyTorch, NeRF, Gaussian Splatting, Diffusion
AI focus
Manages programs integrating simulation into ML training, evaluation, and validation; preferred areas include ML-based scene generation and reactive agent modeling.
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