# Sr. Staff Data Architect 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, California, USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-31
- Apply by: 2026-10-19
- Apply: https://careers.withwaymo.com/jobs?gh_jid=8164870&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/waymo-sr-staff-data-architect/

## About the role

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
- 12+ years of experience leading the design, implementation, and operations of multi-Petabyte Data Lake/Data Warehouse solutions in high-growth companies
- Proven track record of being the Lead Architect driving significant data governance and data platform maturity transitions (e.g., ad-hoc ➔ standardized)
- Deep experience driving a data infrastructure org through rapid growing phrase, effectively balancing speed for analysts with central governance guardrails
- Expert-level technical depth in distributed batch/streaming frameworks (e.g., C++, Flume, Apache Spark, Flink)
- Highly effective cross-functional influencer, capable of driving alignment across hundreds of Stakeholders (Director+ levels, Embedded Eng, Data Science)

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