Waymo · 3 days ago
Applied Research Scientist, Perception (PhD New Grad)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry Level
$170K/yr - $216K/yr
3+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. They are seeking an Applied Research Scientist, Perception to work on the Perception team, which focuses on developing systems that understand the environment surrounding autonomous vehicles.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Own tasks in the ML Driver, take responsibility for task scaling and task performance, create ML methods and recipes to scale and improve tasks
Analyze behavior of ML systems in real-world application, identify issues and root causes, advise or develop short- and long-term solutions
Monitor ML systems in production, develop methods for automatically detecting issues or regressions, develop AI-aided analysis and debugging tooling
Develop and maintain metrics for ADV relevant issues, including safety-critical and longtail issues
Qualification
Required
Bachelors in Computer Science or a similar discipline, or an equivalent amount of deep learning experience
3+ years experience in Machine Learning and Computer Vision
Experience with Python
Experience with ML frameworks like PyTorch or JAX
Preferred
MS or PhD Degree in Machine Learning, Robotics, Computer Science or a similar discipline
Publications at top-tier conferences like CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, ICLR, ICML, ICRA, IROS, RSS, NeurIPS, AAAI, IJCV, PAMI
Experience with 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.
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
Elisa de Martel
Chief Financial Officer
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