Waymo

2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software Engineering, Sys Intel & ML

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

Qualifications

  • Currently pursuing a Master's or PhD in software engineering or a related technical field
  • Strong programming skills in C++
  • Solid foundation in algorithms, data structures, and systems debugging
  • Experience with statistical data analysis (preferred)
  • Understanding of software non-determinism sources (preferred)
  • Experience with graph execution frameworks (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Design and build infrastructure and tooling for diagnosing software non-determinism
  • Investigate non-deterministic execution patterns in Waymo codebases
  • Resolve identified issues related to software non-determinism

Benefits

  • Help solve challenging problems with direct company impact
  • Competitive compensation with housing/relocation bonuses
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Engaging intern events and networking opportunities
  • Free meals and snacks onsite
  • Free access to Google shuttles
  • Onsite gym access
Full Job Description
The subteam for this role will be:

Software non-determinism diagnostics team.

You will:
  • Design and build infrastructure and tooling to diagnose software non-determinism across autonomous driving systems
  • Investigate and resolve non-deterministic execution patterns across Waymo codebases

You have:
  • Currently pursuing a Master's or PhD in software engineering or a related technical field
  • Strong programming skills in C++
  • Solid foundation in algorithms, data structures, and systems debugging

We prefer:
  • Experience with statistical data analysis, anomaly detection, or tracing tools
  • Understanding of common sources of software non-determinism (e.g., concurrency/race conditions, floating-point determinism, etc.)
  • Experience with graph execution frameworks
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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