Sr. Staff TLM, Fleet Orchestration Core

Waymo•San Francisco, CA

20h

About The Position

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

Requirements

BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
10+ years of software engineering experience in backend infrastructure, distributed systems, and C++.
5+ years of experience in engineering management, leading and growing high-performing teams.
Proven ability to drive technical strategy and architecture for complex, large-scale systems.
Track record of building alignment across cross-functional engineering and product organizations while navigating complex, ambiguous technical environments.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

MS or PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
Domain knowledge in fleet management, ride-hailing/delivery logistics, supply optimization, or autonomous vehicle systems.
Experience with Google/Waymo core infrastructure (e.g., Spanner, Flume, Borg, Protocol Buffers, Conductor/Viceroy).

Responsibilities

Manage and mentor a 7-member engineering team (including L5 Senior and L6 Staff Engineers), fostering a culture of technical excellence, operational rigor, and psychological safety.
Oversee the architecture and evolution of Fleet Orchestration Core systems, which serve as the source of truth for all vehicle task assignments and execution across Waymo's autonomous fleet.
Drive the technical vision, strategy, and roadmap for the centralized platform managing offboard driving behavior, ensuring high reliability, safety, and efficiency for Waymo's fleet, while reliabily enforcing safety invariants and keeping pace with rapid fleet scaling.
Collaborate closely with Product Management, Operations, Data Science, SRE, and other engineering teams to define requirements and deliver impactful solutions.
Foster a culture of engineering excellence, focusing on system reliability, scalability, and continuous improvement.