# Staff ML Accelerator 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 (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, New York, USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-19
- Apply by: 2026-12-03
- Apply: https://careers.withwaymo.com/jobs?gh_jid=8301900&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/waymo-staff-ml-accelerator-architect/

## About the role

In this role, you will report to a Hardware Engineering Manager. 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

- M.S. degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent practical experience
- 10+ years on designing/architecting complex, high performance architectures - CPUs, GPUs and/or ML accelerators - in the industry or through doctoral research
- 3+ years experience with machine learning architectures, acceleration and model optimization
- Deep knowledge of ML model architectures and their compute characteristics (bottlenecks, optimization opportunities)
- Strong programming and algorithmic problem solving skills

Tags: Compute (7LR)

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/waymo-staff-ml-accelerator-architect/