Technical Lead Manager, Pullover Maneuvers
About this role
Complex vehicle behaviors during passenger interactions and drop-offs currently require scalable frameworks to ensure safe and reliable autonomy across new markets. Waymo needs a Technical Lead Manager to guide the PUDOs team in perfecting how autonomous vehicles execute pullovers and handle challenging long-tail driving situations. The incoming leader will design horizontal solutions for behavioral driving, build quantitative evaluation techniques for on-road performance, and collaborate closely with product and onboard stack partners.
Leadership responsibilities include providing mentorship for junior engineers and developing foundational frameworks to advance the vehicle's driving capabilities. Ideal candidates bring extensive software engineering experience in complex systems, a background in scalable evaluation workflows, and previous management practice within multidisciplinary environments.
What you will do
- Collaborate with technical leads and managers to design horizontal solutions for behavioral driving across pick-up and drop-off scenarios.
- Build quantitative evaluation techniques to measure on-road performance and guide data-driven development.
- Partner closely with product teams and the onboard software stack.
- Mentor junior engineers on the team to support their professional growth.
- Develop foundational frameworks that advance the capabilities of the autonomous driver.
- Directly contribute to solving difficult driving situations in the long tail.
What you need
- Hold a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or Robotics.
- Bring at least 8 years of software engineering experience working with complex systems.
- Possess evaluation experience with scalable workflows, metric building for machine learning models, and large dataset analysis.
- Demonstrate high-quality API design focused on data-driven techniques.
- Show proven capability in solving design problems spanning multiple software components.
- Have at least 2 years of management experience.
- Collaborate effectively within local teams and across organizational boundaries.
Nice to have
- Autonomous vehicle or robotics experience
- Experience with machine learning models in production systems
- Coding proficiency in C++, Python, and SQL
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Company benefits program
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the salary range for this role?
The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is $251,000 to $310,000 USD. Actual starting pay is determined by job-related factors including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level.
What additional compensation and benefits are included?
Employees are eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
What is the primary focus of the PUDOs team?
The PUDOs team is directly responsible for perfecting how fully autonomous cars execute pullovers. This includes improving key driving scenarios like passenger pick-ups and drop-offs, parking, and deliveries.