Senior Staff Technical Lead (Simulator Platform Horizontal Integrations)

Join Waymo, the leader in autonomous driving technology. As a Senior Staff Technical Lead, you will guide architectural strategy for horizontal integrations across the entire Simulator software stack. You will lead complex software integrations, define long-term technical vision, and drive multi-quarter technical roadmaps. You will also mentor senior engineers and technical leads across partner teams. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, competitive compensation, and a hybrid work model.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead complex, horizontal software integrations across the Waymo Simulator stack, defining long-term technical vision and extensible interfaces.
• Drive multi-quarter, cross-organizational technical roadmaps and large-scale architectural migrations across simulation, evaluation, and onboard engineering teams.
• Mentor senior engineers and technical leads across partner teams, elevating system architecture quality and driving cohesive cross-team execution.
• Experience integrating next-generation onboard ML architectures, planning/behavior models, high-definition mapping, or environmental/weather models into simulation
• Direct experience architecting end-to-end autonomous driving or robotics simulators, including closed-loop simulation, scenario generation, and onboard/offboard software interfaces
• Proven success leading large-scale software re-architecture and cross-functional integration projects while maintaining high developer velocity and system reliability
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical designs, trade-offs, and strategies to diverse stakeholders, including senior leadership, partner engineering, research, and product teams
• Proven track record of setting multi-year technical vision, driving multi-quarter roadmaps, and delivering complex horizontal software integrations across organizational boundaries
• Deep expertise architecting large-scale, high-complexity simulation or autonomy systems, integrating onboard software stacks, ML models, and vehicle platforms into simulation
• Experience driving large-scale simulation mode migrations and supporting multi-generation vehicle platforms across open-loop and closed-loop evaluation

Requirements

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Math, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Strong hands-on technical proficiency in C++ and large-scale software architecture, with demonstrated ability to establish collaboration structures across team boundaries
• Extensive experience operating at a technical leadership level at an autonomous vehicle (AV) company, AV simulation company, robotics company, or a related complex simulation/autonomy domain

Pay

USD 298,000 - 368,000