Waymo · 2 days ago
Senior Staff MLE, ML- based AV Evaluation
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$281K/yr - $356K/yr
7+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. They are seeking a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer to scale the development of machine learning-based metrics and evaluation datasets, providing technical mentorship and guiding multiple teams on cohesive evaluation strategies.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Scale the development of machine learning-based metrics and eval datasets at Waymo with a mixture of strategic and hands-on contributions to solve our toughest evaluation problems
Address novel evaluation problems by contributing core improvements to our ML models and training regimes
Develop and execute a strategy to democratize ML-based development and deployment of metrics and datasets across Waymo by improvements to modeling, mining, training, analysis, and deployment tools
Train large, offboard models to generate “ideal” references against which to measure on-vehicle driving
Provide technical mentorship, guidance, and thought leadership to other engineers within the team and across collaborating groups
Guide and align multiple teams—including Driver Understanding, Simulation, System Engineering, Research, and Onboard Software—on a cohesive evaluation strategy, ensuring cross-functional alignment on goals and priorities
Qualification
Required
PhD degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
7+ years of hands-on experience in developing and deploying machine learning applications
Extensive experience with the practical challenges around building, evaluating, and launching models
Demonstrated expertise in deep learning, sequence modeling, and generative models
Proficiency in Python and standard ML frameworks (e.g., JAX, TensorFlow)
Proven ability to lead complex and ambiguous technical projects from conception to completion
Preferred
10+ years of relevant experience in ML research and application
Experience scaling and democratizing ML adoption across organizations
Experience in the autonomous vehicles domain, robotics, or complex simulation environments
Understanding of state-of-the-art RL techniques, including those used for fine-tuning large models (e.g., from human feedback/preferences)
Experience designing and using metrics for evaluating complex AI systems
Track record of technical leadership, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving innovation across team boundaries
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly
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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