Waymo, the autonomous-vehicle technology company and subsidiary of Alphabet, employs roughly 2,400 people worldwide. During the most recent reporting period the organisation added 249 new team members while 149 departed, resulting in a modest net increase in overall headcount. This steady growth aligns with Waymo’s continued investment in research, safety testing, and commercial deployment of its autonomous ride-hailing and trucking solutions.
Engineering is Waymo’s largest discipline with about 1,450 employees, accounting for just over 60 % of total staff and underscoring the firm’s focus on software, robotics, and AI development. Operations follows at roughly 10 % of headcount, supporting fleet management and on-road testing. Marketing & Product (7 %) and Information Technology (7 %) provide go-to-market and internal infrastructure expertise, while smaller groups such as Business Management, Human Resources, Program & Project Management, Finance & Administration, and Sales & Support collectively make up the remaining share. This broad functional mix shows a maturing organisation that balances deep technical talent with commercial and corporate capabilities.
Waymo’s workforce is heavily concentrated in California. San Francisco hosts the largest contingent at about 22 % of employees, closely followed by the company’s long-standing hub in Mountain View. Additional clusters are found across the Bay Area, including Sunnyvale, San Jose, Palo Alto, Stanford, and Berkeley, which together contribute nearly half of overall headcount. Outside California, the company maintains a presence in New York City and other dispersed locations, while an “Other” category suggests a growing pool of remote or smaller satellite teams that support testing corridors and partner sites across the United States.