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Senior Technical Program Manager, Simulation

Waymo · Mountain View, CA, US; San Francisco, CA , US · Mountain View (US-MTV-EMF680) · San Francisco (US-SFO-MKT555)

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Roboticsonsitesenior$196k–$242k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Own large cross-functional programs in simulation and ML evaluation.
  • Integrate simulation deeply into ML training, evaluation, and validation.
  • Help scale simulation to deploy the Waymo Driver across platforms.

What they offer

  • discretionary annual bonus
  • equity incentive plan
  • benefits program

Ideal candidate

A technically strong TPM who thrives on complex cross-functional execution and partners closely with research and infrastructure teams to scale reliable evaluation loops.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years as a Technical Program Manager in software engineering or large-scale infrastructure
  • 2+ years managing technical projects involving ML infrastructure, training/evaluation loops, or data pipelines
  • Proven track record owning complex technical programs end-to-end across stakeholders
  • Strong technical judgment to engage in design discussions and analyze trade-offs
  • Excellent communication skills conveying complex concepts to research and infrastructure teams

Lab profile

About Waymo

Autonomous driving technology company building the Waymo Driver for fully autonomous ride-hailing.

What they build

  • Waymo Driver
  • Fully autonomous ride-hail service

Known for

  • Large-scale driving simulation
  • Simulation realism
  • Quantitative evaluations
  • Onboard autonomy models

Key facts

  • Founded in 2009
  • Started as the Google Self-Driving Car Project
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