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Waymo
Posted Dec 26, 2025 · Perception (7LT)
Senior Staff Technical Lead Manager, Perception Optimization
Open 120d+
Senior Managerest
Hands-on
Hybrid
$298k–368k
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Direct from Waymo's careers pageVerified fresh Oct 17, 2026 via their Greenhouse job board. Removed here within a day of closing.
Open 295 days
Since Dec 26, 2025 · open 4+ months, possibly an evergreen or ghost posting
No reposts seen. Repost tracking started Oct 17, 2026.
Pay: top 25%
Midpoint $333k vs median $275k for non-remote Senior Manager roles we track (n=97)
Percentile 75 of posted US base ranges at this level · See the Senior Manager salary page
Player-coach
Mixed signals: IC-style wording plus some people-management duties. Expect a split between coding and managing.
- ✓ manages a team of engineers
Lead a small team of optimization experts
- • tech-lead-manager / IC wording in the title
About the role
We are looking for a Tech-Lead Manager with a CPU, GPU, or system-level optimization background to lead this small team of Software Engineers. This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to the TLM of the Sensor Foundations team.
Short summary only. The full description, requirements and application are on Waymo's careers site.
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