Tech Lead Manager - Simulation

Software Engineering builds the brains of Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology. Our software allows the Waymo Driver to perceive the world around it, make the right decision for every situation, and deliver people safely to their destinations. We think and solve complex technical challenges in areas like robotics, perception, decision-making and deep learning, while collaborating with hardware and systems engineers. If you’re a software engineer or researcher who’s curious and passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving, we'd like to meet you. 

In this hybrid role, you will report to a Senior Engineering Manager

You will:

• Manage a team to deliver tooling to facilitate human triage of numerous driving events
• Build quarterly and annual technical roadmaps that meet product requirements and manage work on the team towards those goals.
• Collaborate across departments and  align execution to meet product goals
• Partner with technical leads, product managers and program managers to lead execution on broad efforts
• Lead proactive risk management efforts and contingency plans across the program landscape to deliver on the program
• Set up and sustain mechanisms that promote organizational efficiencies, and improve speed of decision-making and execution

You have:

• 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams of 5-15 people, delivering on both short-term goals and long-term strategic projects.
• Strong technical acumen with the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with engineering leads, evaluating technical trade-offs and their impact on project scope, risks, and timelines.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, and deploying internal tools that improve engineering efficiency or productivity.
• Proficiency in full-stack Web development, comfortable with both front-end and back-end
• Proven ability to manage and mentor engineers, including conducting performance reviews, encouraging career development, and facilitating collaboration.
• BS in Computer Science or related field

We prefer:

• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science or a related field and 10+ years of software engineering experience
• Familiarity with human-computer interaction (HCI) principles and experience with crowdsourcing platforms or human-in-the-loop systems
• Proficiency in C++
• Proficiency in TypeScript
• Experience leading geographically distributed engineering teams