Staff Technical Lead Manager, Perception Optimization

Position Overview

Waymo’s Software Engineering team drives the brains behind fully autonomous driving technology. As part of the Sensor Foundations Team, you will contribute to providing cleaned-up sensor data via highly optimized APIs for Perception models while abstracting hardware differences and delivering low-level Perception signals. In this role as a Tech-Lead Manager with a strong background in CPU, GPU, or system-level optimization, you will lead a small team, identify system-level optimization opportunities, and help steward critical compute resources. This role follows a Hybrid work schedule and reports to the TLM of the Sensor Foundations team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of optimization experts
• Identify system-level optimization opportunities
• Optimize existing CPU code
• Write and review CUDA code
• Collaborate with ML practitioners to understand their input-processing needs
• Be a steward of our compute resources

Required Qualifications

• B.Sc in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field
• 8+ years of industry experience
• Strong C++ programming skills
• Experience with optimizing CPU or GPU code (ideally both)
• Experience with system-level optimization

Preferred Qualifications

• M.Sc or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience with compiler technology
• Prior people management experience

Benefits & Perks

• Hybrid work schedule