# Sr Staff Tech Lead, Machine Learning Engineer, Perception 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 (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Mountain View, California, United States, San Francisco, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-01
- Apply by: 2026-10-16
- Apply: https://careers.withwaymo.com/jobs?gh_jid=8171684
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/waymo-sr-staff-tech-lead-machine-learning-engineer-perception/

## About the role

The Perception team builds the system which learns the spatial-temporal representation and their semantic meanings of the surrounding environment of the self-driving car, i.e., the system that “perceives” the world around the car. We work jointly with downstream teams on the optimization and integration into the Waymo Driver. We conduct our own research to address real-world problems and collaborate with research teams at Alphabet.

## What they're looking for

- BS or MS in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or equivalent practical experience
- 8+ years of industry experience in Machine Learning, AI or Computer Vision
- Proven track record of architecting and shipping large-scale, production-grade machine learning models
- Expert proficiency in Python, C++, and modern ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow)
- Demonstrated experience leading large technical initiatives as a Tech Lead across cross-functional teams

Tags: Perception (7LT)