Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
Technical Program Managers are accountable for executing Waymo’s roadmap working closely with every function at Waymo, in particular Engineering. TPM’s drive alignment on goals and tasks, execute towards them, and communicate with a broad range of stakeholders. In this role be prepared to roll up your sleeves and dive deep into technical issues, work broadly across our OEMs and Waymo, and be part of developing new approaches to support our scaling needs.
You will:
- Drive alignment on requirements and milestones between Waymo’s Systems & Software teams and our OEM vehicle partners.
- Establish appropriate software development and release processes to manage software from the OEMs through to deployment on Waymo vehicles.
- Be hands on with day to day technical and operational issues.
- Prioritize, advocate for, and own execution towards various milestones across numerous (competing) programs.
- Communicate synthesized status and risks to a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Improve engineering execution velocity through improved processes and streamlining.
You have:
- A BS or MS degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
- Strong technical abilities - 5+ years experience developing software at vehicle OEMs.
- Strong project management experience - 5+ years technical product or program management experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; experience crafting compelling messages for multiple audiences; the ability to effectively influence and communicate cross-functionally
- Ability to deliver to a high standard under pressure in a rapidly evolving environment
- This job requires regular domestic & international travel
We prefer:
- Experience in robotics or autonomous or assisted driving vehicles preferred
- Experience with software release management
- Professional Working Proficiency in Korean and/or Japanese
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.
Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
- 5+ years of experience developing software at vehicle OEMs
- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including communicating cross-functionally with multiple audiences
- Ability to deliver to a high standard under pressure in a rapidly evolving environment
- Regular domestic and international travel
- Experience in robotics, autonomous driving, or assisted-driving vehicles
- Experience with software release management
- Professional working proficiency in Korean and/or Japanese
Waymo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Waymo and has not been reviewed or approved by Waymo.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered strong for full‑time technical roles, aligning with top‑tier AV/Big Tech benchmarks. Employer materials also emphasize competitive pay with eligibility for bonuses and equity as part of total rewards.
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Healthcare Strength — Coverage spans medical, dental, vision, mental‑health resources, onsite wellness centers, and counseling, with specialized programs such as menopause and transgender medical advocacy. Dependents are included, indicating depth across core health needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Offerings include fertility and family‑forming assistance, parental and baby‑bonding leave, caregiver and elder‑care support, and backup childcare. These programs are positioned to support families through multiple life stages.
Waymo Insights
What We Do
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around. With the Waymo Driver, we can improve the world’s mobility while saving thousands of lives. Waymo reaches out to candidates from official channels only (e.g. directly from @waymo.com email addresses, or through our recruiters or sourcers who are noted as such on LinkedIn). We do not contact candidates about career opportunities through instant messaging apps like Telegram, email addresses from domains other than waymo.com (such as Gmail addresses), direct messages on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or text messages. Visit waymo.com to check out our official job listings.
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