Technical Specialist, Mapping Operations

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.

As the Mapping Operations team scales, the demand for mapping subject matter experts also increases. We need smart, motivated specialists who can build up technical knowledge in one or more functional areas of mapping and be a primary point of contact for resolving escalations, coordinating with the vendor teams, drafting documentation, piloting new tools/processes and identifying areas for streamlining our map build workflows.

This role will play a critical part ensuring we continue to build and maintain high quality map in a cost efficient manner.

In this hybrid role, you will report to a Staff Program Manager.

• Develop deep subject matter expertise in a vertical of mapping operations, and serve as a go-to point of contact for stakeholders across the entire organization
• Test and roll out new mapping tools, features, and workflows in coordination with our Engineering and Product partners
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency to scale operations and own those solutions end-to-end
• Create and maintain clear technical documentation that will serve as the primary map build SOPs

• A Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline
• 2+ years (for L2, 4+ years for L3) of relevant experience in a high growth start-up or similar environment
• A process focused mindset and experience improving inefficient processes
• The capacity to use creative problem solving to hit your goals
• The curiosity and ability to learn new tools and workflows quickly
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to articulate complex ideas in simple, understandable ways

• Process improvement experience
• SQL or other data analytics skills
• Ability to approach complex problems with a logical, systematic, and data-driven perspective
• Technical documentation and training experience

• Ability to travel to the India as needed (once every 2 or 3 years)

Salary and benefits

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.

Salary Range: $48.56 — $61.06 USD