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Waymo · 1 month ago

2026 Summer Intern, MS, Perception

positionMountain View, CA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$70/hr - $70/hr
workcardStart in 2026 Summer

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The internship focuses on working with Machine Learning models to enhance the Waymo Driver's perception capabilities and involves collaboration on complex technical challenges in perception, planning, and control.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
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Responsibilities

Work on 3D object detection and tracking
Use Open vocabulary detection and apply to world knowledge models
Perform 3D occupancy detection
Understand our Semantic segmentation
Build Large-scale foundation models
Conduct Pre-training and self-supervised learning through forecasting

Qualification

Machine LearningPythonJAXPyTorchTensorFlow3D object detectionDistributed systemsLarge model inferenceTransformer-based modelsRoboticsSelf-supervised learningSemantic segmentation

Required

Enrolled in a MS program in Computer Science, Robotics, or a similar technical field of study
Hands-on experience with Python
Experience building ML models using JAX, PyTorch, or Tensorflow

Preferred

Experience with distributed systems
Experience with large model inference or training
Experience profiling Transformer-based models

Benefits

Company’s generous benefits programs

Company

Waymo

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Waymo is a mobility technology company that improves transportation by developing self-driving solutions for travelers and daily commuters. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
dateFounded in 2009
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://waymo.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$11.1B
Key Investors
Alphabet
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
2020-05-12Series A· $750M

Leadership Team

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Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Elisa de Martel
Chief Financial Officer
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