Waymo

2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Product Data Science

Waymo$176K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled in a PhD program
  • Expertise in causal inference and/or econometrics
  • Experience in predictive modeling
  • Proficient in Python and SQL
  • Familiarity with Causal Machine Learning approaches preferred
  • Experience in ride-hailing or marketplace companies preferred

Responsibilities

  • Enhance pricing models with more granular features
  • Refine time series estimation for pricing models
  • Quantify losses from pricing model inaccuracies

Benefits

  • Participation in generous company benefits programs
  • Hybrid onsite internship opportunity
  • Rolling resume evaluation until the position is filled
Full Job Description
You will:
  • Improve causal, predictive pricing models through additional feature granularity, properly regularized
  • Improve pricing models through enhanced time series estimation
  • Improve the quantification of loss resulting from pricing model mispredictions


You have:
  • Currently enrolled in a PhD program
  • Causal inference and/or econometrics expertise
  • Predictive modeling experience
  • Experience in Python and SQL

We prefer:
  • Working with Causal Machine Learning approaches (e.g. Double Machine Learning)
  • Previous experience at ride-hailing or marketplace companies


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 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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