Waymo

2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software Engineer, Simulation Evaluation ML Model

Waymo$145K — $177K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled in a graduate program (PhD or Master's) in a relevant technical field
  • Strong software development experience in Python and/or C++
  • Solid foundation in computer science concepts, data structures, and algorithm complexity
  • Hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement a semantic extraction pipeline for simulation logs and vehicle data
  • Develop temporal graph modeling techniques for multi-agent interactions
  • Build a hybrid retrieval engine for scenario discovery and failure analysis
  • Create interactive data exploration tools and visualization dashboards
  • Benchmark retrieval precision, recall, and query latency
  • Collaborate across teams to document architecture and establish roadmaps

Benefits

  • Solve challenging problems with direct company impact
  • Competitive compensation packages with relocation bonus
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Fun intern events and networking opportunities
  • Free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
  • Free access to Google shuttles
  • Onsite gym
Full Job Description
You will:
  • Design and implement an automated semantic extraction pipeline that parses large-scale simulation logs, vehicle trajectory data, and multi-agent behavioral events into structured graph representations (entities, temporal relationships, and causal interactions)
  • Develop temporal graph modeling techniques to capture time-varying multi-agent interactions, road context, and safety-critical driving events
  • Build a multi-modal hybrid retrieval engine (combining dense vector embeddings, keyword search, and graph traversal) to enable fast scenario discovery and serve as structured memory for automated failure analysis agents
  • Create interactive data exploration tools and visualization dashboards (e.g., Jupyter/Colab-based explorers) to help autonomy engineers and researchers analyze complex scenario distribution
  • Benchmark retrieval precision, recall, and query latency against traditional tabular and relational search baselines
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with simulation researchers, machine learning engineers, and software infrastructure teams to document system architecture and establish roadmap recommendations


You have:
  • Currently enrolled in a graduate program (PhD or Master's) in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field, with at least one academic term remaining
  • Strong software development experience in Python and/or C++ in a Linux development environment
  • Solid foundation in core computer science concepts, data structures, algorithm complexity, and distributed data systems
  • Hands-on experience with modern deep learning frameworks (such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow)


We prefer:
  • Demonstrated research background or practical experience in Knowledge Graphs, Graph Algorithms, Graph Neural Networks (GNNs), or Information Retrieval / Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • Authorship of published papers in top-tier AI/ML, data mining, or computer vision conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, KDD, The Web Conference [WWW], CVPR, CoRL, SIGMOD, VLDB, ACL)
  • Experience with large-scale distributed data processing systems (e.g., Apache Spark, Apache Beam, distributed SQL query engines, or columnar data lakes)
  • Familiarity with temporal graphs, bi-temporal data modeling, or graph databases/tooling
  • Demonstrated interest or domain experience in autonomous vehicle simulation, behavior prediction, motion planning, trajectory forecasting, or multi-agent interaction modeling
General Perks
  • Help solve challenging problems with a direct impact on the company
  • Competitive compensation packages with a housing/relocation bonus (if applicable)
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Fun intern events and networking opportunities
Onsite Perks
  • Free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
  • Free access to Google shuttles
  • Onsite gym

Note: This will be a hybrid onsite internship position. We will accept resumes on a rolling basis until the role is filled. To be in consideration for multiple roles, you will need to apply to each one individually - please apply to the top 3 roles you are interested in.

The expected hourly rate for this full-time position is listed below. Interns are also eligible to participate in the Company's generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.

Hourly Masters Pay

$70-$70 USD

The expected hourly rate for this full-time position is listed below. Interns are also eligible to participate in the Company's generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.

Hourly PhD Pay

$85-$85 USD

About Waymo

Waymo LLC is a self-driving technology development company. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google. Waymo develops autonomous driving technology and provides ride-hailing services through its Waymo One program. The company has been testing its self-driving technology on public roads since 2009 and has logged millions of miles of autonomous driving. Waymo has partnerships with several automakers and has been working on developing autonomous trucks for use in logistics.
Learn more about Waymo
Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2009

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