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Waymo
Posted Oct 6, 2026 · Simulation (7XW)
Staff Software Engineer, TLM, Quantitative Evaluations
Fresh · 11d
Senior Managerest
Hands-on
Hybrid
$251k–310k
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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 11 days
Since Oct 6, 2026 · opened in the last 14 days
No reposts seen. Repost tracking started Oct 17, 2026.
Pay: above median
Midpoint $280k vs median $275k for non-remote Senior Manager roles we track (n=97)
Percentile 59 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 and manage a team of software engineers in charge of developing driving quality metrics, measuring the robustness of the Waymo Driver to its input (e.g.
- • tech-lead-manager / IC wording in the title; IC-ladder title (Staff/Principal … Engineer)
About the role
The Planner Evaluation team works on one of the key challenges in autonomous driving: measuring and improving the quality of the software that drives the car. If you are passionate about autonomous vehicles and how to use rich, complex data to drive decision making, this is the role for you!
Short summary only. The full description, requirements and application are on Waymo's careers site.
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