Waymo · 6 days ago
Software Engineer, ML Efficiency
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$204K/yr - $259K/yrWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. They are seeking a Software Engineer to develop machine learning solutions that enhance the efficiency of large-scale driving models. The role involves collaborating with other teams and focusing on hardware efficiency in model design.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Enable the team to develop large scale end-to-end driving models with high hardware efficiency, reliable training and inference, and good developer experience
Participate in model design from a hardware-efficiency's perspective
Partner with other Waymo and Google teams to collaborate on infra work
Qualification
Required
Bachelor degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
Proficiency in writing and debugging Python/numpy-style code
Proficiency and in-depth knowledge of the inner workings of an ML framework (e.g. Pytorch, JAX, Tensorflow)
Proficiency in system performance: parallelism, buffering/prefetching and pipelining, and asynchronicity
Preferred
Experience with large scale system reliability and failure-resilience/recovery
Expertise in ML accelerator programming, including but not limited to CUDA, Triton, or ML compilers
Knowledge of hardware micro-architectures and instruction sets
Proficiency in C++
Benefits
Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan
Generous Company benefits program
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.
Founded in 2009
1001-5000 employees
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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
Leadership Team
Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Annabel Chang
Head of State Policy & Government Relations
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