The Router team develops technologies, algorithms, ML models and infrastructure to produce routes from point A to point B that are safe, compliant and efficient. We ensure our Waymo One cars can operate in dozens of cities under all driving conditions. We are also responsible for destination management and inter-operating with the Waymo one application offboard. We are mission-critical to Waymo's operation. You will address challenging problems in autonomous driving by collaborating with other Planner teams.

You will:

• Manage, mentor and technically lead a team of software engineers and managers to ensure the Router team's success.
• Set the vision to evolve the infrastructure, evaluation metrics, ML models and routing algorithms
• Develop the strategy for safe, compliant destination management.and efficient routing for any city in all weather conditions.
• Partner across our teams in Planner, Perception, Simulation and Research teams to provide optimal end-to-end performance.

You have:

• Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Robotics, ML or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience implementing reliable production systems involving large-scale systems, evaluation pipelines, ML models and metrics.
• 5+ years of experience managing a team
• Experience with Geo/Maps, Routing OR Search
• Proficiency in C++ and hands-on SWE design skills

We prefer:

• Masters or higher degree preferably in ML, robotics, or related field
• Experience in AV planning, behavior prediction and motion planning

In this role, you will report to an Engineering Director

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