Waymo hiring trends
What Waymo's hiring actually looks like over time — which roles stay open, which get pulled, and where headcount is really going.
Last checked 02 October 2026
360
Open now
185
Filled or pulled
46
Teams hiring
Open the longest
A role that stays open for months usually means the bar is high, the pay is off, or nobody is saying yes.
| Role | Location | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation Realism | Mountain View, CA, USA | 1.7 years ago |
| Senior/Staff ML Engineer, 3D/4D World Modeling, Simulation | Mountain View, CA, USA | 1.6 years ago |
| Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation Realism | Mountain View, CA, USA | 1.6 years ago |
| Senior Software Engineer - Multiverse | Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; | 1.5 years ago |
| Machine Learning Engineer, Prediction & Planning | Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA | 1.4 years ago |
| Senior Software Engineer, Linux Kernel | Mountain View, California, USA | 1.2 years ago |
| Staff Technical Lead Manager, ML Sensor Validation | Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA | 1.2 years ago |
| Senior Software Engineer, Training Efficiency | Mountain View, California, United States | 1.1 years ago |
| Senior Security Engineer | Mountain View, California, USA | 1.1 years ago |
| Senior Software Engineer, ML Evaluation Infra and Efficiency | Mountain View, California, United States | 1.1 years ago |
Roles posted more than once
These roles were taken down and then advertised again — a revolving door, and worth asking about in an interview.
| Role | Times posted |
|---|---|
| Head of Technical Services | 2 |
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