# Charging Automation Lead at Waymo

- Company: Waymo
- What the company does: Waymo—formerly the Google self-driving car project—makes it safe and easy for people & things to get around with autonomous vehicles. Take a ride now. Backed by Bessemer, Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://waymo.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-29
- Apply: https://careers.withwaymo.com/jobs?gh_jid=8191170
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/waymo-charging-automation-lead/

## About the role

As the Charging Automation Lead , you will architect the transition from manual infrastructure to a fully automated, ""zero-touch"" charging network supporting a global autonomous vehicle fleet. Sitting within the e-Mobility team, you will lead the strategic technical integration of robotic charging arms, rapid-deploy energy systems, and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to eliminate operational bottlenecks and dramatically scale high-density charging infrastructure"

## What they're looking for

- A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Business, or a related technical field
- 5+ years of relevant experience with Charger Management Systems development, API development, data automation/scripting, specifically with high proficiency in Python and experience with frameworks like Autobot or similar
- Extensive technical experience with EV charging infrastructure deployment and the commissioning lifecycle, specifically with regards to OCPP/OCPI and other means of offboard data communications
- Strong experience speccing, building and managing API's between cloud based platforms and data repositories
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps, along with version control systems like Git
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex projects that involve both hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) bench work and in-vehicle testing

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