Tech Lead Manager, Foundation Models
Core
Lead and manage a team to build large-scale foundation models powering offboard and onboard applications for the Waymo Driver autonomous vehicle system.
Role type
Senior IC Tech Lead Manager (Foundation Models)
Builds
Large-scale foundation models for autonomous driving
Domain
Autonomous driving / AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Team management, technical direction, cross-functional collaboration, inclusive culture building, deep learning research, applied research, LLMs/VLMs/world models
Preferred skills
Foundation model pretraining/mid-training/post-training, Transformer modeling, model scaling, self-supervised learning, productionizing deep learning models
Responsibilities
Lead and manage a team to build large-scale foundation models, Set the technical direction for the team, Develop a collaborative relationship with cross-functional teams, Establish an inclusive culture for the team
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities