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Waymo · 20 hours ago

ML Engineer, Foundation Model Evaluation

positionMountain View, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityMid Level
money$170K/yr - $216K/yr

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company aiming to be the world's most trusted driver. They are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to develop and extend research in robotics and machine learning, focusing on evaluating the quality, safety, and realism of embodied AI agents.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
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Responsibilities

Develop and extend cutting-edge research in robotics and machine learning to advance state-of-the-art methodologies for evaluating the quality, safety, and realism of embodied AI agents
Partner within and across organizations to land disruptive and innovative tech in production
Work with a variety of state-of-the-art Foundation Models
Drive model development through defining evaluation and benchmarks
Implement and extend large scale data and evaluation pipelines

Qualification

PythonDeep learning frameworksModel evaluation methodologiesC++RoboticsLarge distributed pipelinesData labelingCurationPublications in conferencesAV planning experience

Required

Masters degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
Proficiency in Python
Familiarity with one of the modern deep learning frameworks (e.g. Pytorch, JAX, Tensorflow)
Prior work in an industrial or research setting developing methodologies for the evaluation of ML models

Preferred

Strong hands-on SWE skills, able to design, implement, and extend large distributed pipelines
Track record of publications in top-tier conferences or leading open source projects in the related fields
Proficiency in C++
Experience in AV planning and related research
Experience in labeling and curating data for ML eval and training

Benefits

Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan
Generous Company benefits program

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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Annabel Chang
Director of U.S. State and Local Public Policy and Political Campaigns
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