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HQ: Mountain View, CA, US3661 employeesView company profile →
6 data points reported·50 job postings disclose salary·Last updated Apr 2026

Salaries disclosed in active Waymo job postings

PositionCategoryLocationSalary
Principal Software Engineer - Waymo Driver Post TrainingSoftwareMountain View, CO$349k–$431k
Principal Software Engineer, ML System ArchitectSoftwareMountain View, CA$349k–$431k
Principal Software Engineer, ML Flywheel Technical LeadSoftwareMountain View, CA$332k–$421k
Director of AI Foundations, Foundation Model Evaluation & IntegrationBusiness & FinanceMountain View, CA$332k–$421k
Principal Software Engineer, Perception PretrainingSoftwareMountain View, CA$332k–$421k
Senior Director, Global Operations CenterBusiness & FinanceTempe, AZ$334k–$412k
Director, Systems EngineeringAerospace EngineeringMountain View, CA$323k–$410k
Tech Lead Manager ML OptimizationSoftwareMountain View, CA$298k–$378k
Senior Staff Technical Lead Manager, Perception OptimizationMechanicalMountain View, CA$298k–$368k
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Depot AutomationSoftwareMountain View, CO$298k–$368k
Senior Staff TLM, Perception, Sensor PipelinesBusiness & FinanceMountain View, CA$281k–$356k
Senior Staff TLM, Perception, Semantics UnderstandingBusiness & FinanceMountain View, CA$281k–$356k
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Model Post TrainingSoftwareMountain View, CA$281k–$356k
Senior Staff ML Engineer, Driver Understanding and EvaluationSoftwareMountain View, CA$281k–$356k
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, SimulationSoftwareMountain View, CA$281k–$356k
Technical Lead Manager, Simulator EfficiencyMechanicalMountain View, CA$281k–$356k
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Perception DataSoftwareMountain View, CA$281k–$356k
Senior Staff Software Engineer, SimulationSoftwareMountain View, CA$281k–$356k
Software Technical Lead Manager, Test Automation InfrastructureSoftwareMountain View, CA$281k–$356k
Embedded Software Technical Lead & Manager, SimulationSoftwareMountain View, CA$281k–$356k
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Capacity OptimizationSoftwareMountain View, CO$281k–$356k
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, PerceptionSoftwareMountain View, CA$281k–$356k
Senior Staff TLM, Perception, Object DetectionBusiness & FinanceMountain View, CA$281k–$356k
Senior Staff Software EngineerSoftwareMountain View, CA$281k–$356k
Senior Staff Software Engineer, TLMSoftwareMountain View, CA$281k–$356k
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Simulator EfficiencySoftwareMountain View, CA$281k–$356k
Director, Market Ops EnablementBusiness & FinanceMountain View, CA$285k–$352k
Head of Technical Talent AcquisitionPeople & HRMountain View, CO$285k–$352k
Director, Market Support & ServiceBusiness & FinanceMountain View, CA$285k–$352k
Head of Capital Markets, Investor Relations, and Deal FinanceBusiness & FinanceMountain View, CA$277k–$351k
Senior Staff Industrial DesignerDesignMountain View, CA$268k–$340k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Perception DataSoftwareMountain View, CO$250k–$335k
Staff Software Engineer / Technical Lead ManagerSoftwareSan Francisco, CA$251k–$319k
Staff Software Engineer, Capacity OptimizationSoftwareMountain View, CO$251k–$310k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Vehicle Compliance ReasoningSoftwareMountain View, CO$251k–$310k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Prediction & Planning, System ArchitectureSoftwareMountain View, CO$251k–$310k
Staff Technical Lead Manager, BehaviorsSupply ChainMountain View, CO$251k–$310k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Infra), Driver Understanding and EvaluationSoftwareMountain View, CO$251k–$310k
Staff Software Engineer, PrivacySoftwareMountain View, CO$251k–$310k
Litigation CounselLegal & ComplianceMountain View, CO$251k–$310k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Tech Lead Active LearningSoftwareMountain View, CA$251k–$310k
Staff Technical Lead Manager, Planner ReasoningSupply ChainMountain View, CO$251k–$310k
Brand Partnerships LeadSales & MarketingLos Angeles, CA$243k–$308k
Senior Product Manager, AI Data MiningBusiness & FinanceMountain View, CA$241k–$306k
Staff TLM, Perception, Fine-Tuning & Model ReleasesBusiness & FinanceMountain View, CA$238k–$302k
Staff TLM, Perception, Semantics UnderstandingBusiness & FinanceMountain View, CA$238k–$302k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer – VLM/LLM EvaluationSoftwareMountain View, CO$238k–$302k
Tech Lead Manager, Hill-Climbing & Launch EvalTechnicianMountain View, CA$238k–$302k
Staff Technical Lead Manager, ML Sensor ValidationMechanicalMountain View, CA$238k–$302k
Staff Software Engineer / Technical Lead Manager - MappingSoftwareMountain View, CA$238k–$302k

Sourced from active Waymo job postings with USD-yearly salary disclosed (≥$20k). Updated as ATS feeds refresh.

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