Waymo
Sr Staff Tech Lead, Machine Learning Engineer, Perception
$298K–$368K
Mountain View, California, United States, San Francisco, California, United States +2 · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, California, United States, San Francisco, California, United States
Mountain View, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 8+ years of industry experience in Machine Learning, AI or Computer Vision.
- Education
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads the technical roadmap and architecture for scalable, multimodal perception systems used by Waymo’s autonomous driving technology.
What you'll do
- Set the long-term roadmap for next-generation perception architectures and spatial-temporal modeling.
- Architect unified representations across sensor modalities and lead cross-functional optimization for onboard requirements.
- Mentor ML engineers and promote rapid prototyping and rigorous benchmarking.
What they ask for
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8+ years of industry experience in Machine Learning, AI or Computer Vision.
- Track record of architecting and shipping large-scale, production-grade machine learning models.
- Expert proficiency in Python, C++, and modern ML frameworks; experience leading large cross-functional technical initiatives.
Nice to have
- PhD with a publication record at top-tier venues.
- Industrial experience in multi-modal foundation models, 3D perception, or end-to-end autonomous driving systems; modular sensor-agnostic perception frameworks.
Pay
$298,000 — $368,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, C++, PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow
AI focus
Leads development of multimodal machine learning perception architectures, including multi-task learning, spatial-temporal modeling, and scene representation for autonomous driving.
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