Waymo

ML Microarchitect

Waymo$175K — $215K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS degree in Computer Engineering or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of industry experience with SystemVerilog, RTL design and microarchitecture
  • 3+ years designing and specifying microarchitectures of high performance computing cores (CPU/GPU/NPU)
  • Fluency in at least one high level programming language such as Python or C++

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with researchers and architects to translate high level requirements into hardware features
  • Specify and design microarchitectures for superior ML performance
  • Conduct power, area, and performance exploration and optimization of digital designs
  • Design execution units, arithmetic circuits, and programmable engines with high performance
  • Work closely with verification teams to ensure functional correctness and performance

Benefits

  • Participation in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program
  • Eligibility for equity incentive plan
  • Access to a generous Company benefits program
  • Flexible hybrid work schedule
Full Job Description
This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to the Senior Staff Silicon Engineer.

You will:
  • Work with researchers and architects to translate high level requirements into hardware features
  • Specify and design microarchitectures to deliver world class ML performance
  • Perform power, area and performance exploration and optimization of digital designs
  • Design high performance execution units, arithmetic circuits and programmable engines
  • Work with verification teams to guarantee functional correctness and performance

You have:
  • BS degree in Computer Engineering or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of industry experience with SystemVerilog, RTL design and microarchitecture
  • 3+ years designing and specifying microarchitectures of high performance computing cores (CPU/GPU/NPU)
  • Fluency in at least one high level programming language such as Python, C++

We prefer:
  • Experience designing datapath elements of high performance cores (CPU/GPU/NPU)
  • Experience working with Chisel (Scala) or other higher-level hardware DSLs
  • Working knowledge of machine learning algorithms & how they map to hardware
  • Familiarity with Synthesis and power analysis tools
  • Experience working with formal tools for datapath verification


The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary Range

$175,000-$215,000 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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