Technical Lead Manager, Simulation Platform

Summary

Join Waabi, a leading AI company developing cutting-edge self-driving technology, and lead our Simulation Platform team. You will be responsible for delivering a modular and scalable simulation platform to accelerate autonomous vehicle development. This role requires strong technical leadership, experience managing engineering teams, and expertise in system design and architecture. We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a collaborative work environment. Waabi is committed to diversity and inclusion, creating a supportive workplace for all employees. We are looking for passionate individuals to help us shape the future of autonomous driving.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years of industry experience including at least 2+ years managing high performing engineering teams
• MS/PhD or Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Robotics and/or similar technical field(s) of study
• Demonstrated technical leadership experience
• Experience working with internal cross-functional partners/stakeholders when building software frameworks
• Experience with system design/architecture, algorithms, data structure design, and low level threading
• Open-minded and collaborative team player with willingness to help others
• Passionate about self-driving technologies, solving hard problems, and creating innovative solutions

Responsibilities

• Lead the Simulation Platform team responsible for delivering a modular and scalable simulation platform to accelerate autonomous vehicle development
• Work closely with internal users to understand their requirements and workflows and build a long-term roadmap for the team aligned with the company's milestones
• Lead technical projects, contributing as an IC while also managing a team of engineers
• Improve the scalability and performance of the simulation platform to run simulations efficiently at an extremely large scale
• Participate and share ideas in technical and architecture discussions, collaborating with researchers and engineers
• Advocate and set patterns for software development

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with game development or building simulators
• Experience in autonomous systems, robotics or machine learning
• Experience working in parallel computing environments and in emulation at scale
• Experience building software systems from scratch

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity awards
• Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only)
• Unlimited Vacation
• Flexible hours and Work from Home support
• Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office)
• Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually