Job brief: Senior Staff Technical Lead Manager - Mapping

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• Listed on Waymo's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-13 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-13.
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What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $298,000 to $368,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Remote · Mountain View, CA, USA; Remote · Mountain View (US-MTV-EMF690)
• Posted: 2026-11-12

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Manager. The title says "Manager".

Must have

• 8+ years of experience with large scale distributed systems

Conditions

• This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to The Engineering Director; Mapping.

Main duties

• Oversee multiple software teams in Waymo Mapping, covering Data/Eval, Infrastructure, and Tooling
• Scale Waymo's mapping systems to support mapping the entire world
• Shepherd the team through the agentic transition, both for coding and map automation
• Partner closely with multiple ML teams to productionize state-of-the-art ML systems
• Coordinate with the Mapping Operations team on rolling out new features and tools

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for manager jobs in Mountain View, CA: $167k a year (67 listings, 5 employers). This listing is 100% higher.
• Across Waymo's 314 open listings, 49% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Waymo hires

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