Waymo · 1 month ago
2026 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software Engineer, Planner Reasoning ML/DL
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company focused on improving mobility and safety through its innovative Waymo Driver. The internship involves applying machine learning techniques to enhance the capabilities of the Waymo Driver by developing novel methods for learning from driving data and collaborating with various teams.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Frame the open-ended real-world problems into well-defined ML problems; apply deep learning, reinforcement learning, imitation learning to these problems
Develop novel ways to learn from unsupervised driving data. Be able to apply SOTA techniques within Waymo's tooling/infrastructure
Build data tooling/infrastructure to unblock experimentation
Use data-driven decision making to evaluate and compare different approaches
Collaborate closely with partner teams such as perception, research, simulation, and evaluation
Qualification
Required
Experience with deep learning concepts and reinforcement learning and reward functions
Proficient in Python and deep learning frameworks
Proficiency in dealing with large amount of data
Currently pursuing a Masters / PhD degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or related field
Preferred
Experience in the autonomous driving domain, including areas like motion planning, perception, or control
Experience in integrating ML models into complicated systems
Proficient in C++
Proficient in PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow
Benefits
The Company’s generous benefits programs
Company
Waymo
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.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.1BKey Investors
Alphabet
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
2020-05-12Series A· $750M
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