At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a diverse team to develop cutting-edge simulations for autonomous driving technology.
- Company: Waymo, a pioneering autonomous driving tech company with a mission to enhance mobility.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, health benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on advanced machine learning and simulation technologies.
- Why this job: Join a mission-driven team making a real impact on road safety and mobility.
- Qualifications: Proven leadership experience in engineering and a passion for innovation.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
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.
The Simulator Team at Waymo builds state‑of‑the‑art simulations of realistic environments for evaluating, training and scaling the Waymo Driver. Your team will be a diverse, and collaborative group of machine learning (ML) engineers, software engineers and data scientists. We develop industry‑leading simulation solutions using advanced ML algorithms that measure and enhance the performance of the Waymo Driver. We achieve those goals by jointly modeling the real world, including realistic agents (vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists), static road elements, traffic control systems, weather conditions, and the full sensor suite including camera, lidar and radars.
We enhance our simulations' fidelity, scalability, and controllability by leveraging state of the art machine learning. This includes large language models, foundational world models, and reconstructive methods, all trained on datasets using both generative and reconstructive AI, alongside traditional rendering techniques.
In this hybrid role, you will report to the Director of Engineering, Simulator. You will:
- Serve as the connective tissue for the London office, ensuring that engineers across Sim Realism, DUE, AIF, and other functions feel part of a single, cohesive "One Waymo" site.
- Act as the primary executive conduit between Waymo's Foundation Model initiatives and Google DeepMind teams in the UK to accelerate joint R.
Director of Engineering, London employer: Waymo
Waymo is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic and innovative work environment in the heart of London. With a strong focus on employee growth and collaboration, team members are encouraged to push the boundaries of technology while contributing to a mission that prioritises safety and accessibility in mobility. The company fosters a culture of inclusivity and creativity, providing unique opportunities to work alongside industry leaders in machine learning and autonomous driving technology.
