Waymo

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Driving Behaviors

Waymo$213K — $263K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of ML modeling experience in large-scale production environments
  • Solid understanding of physics, geometry, and dynamics
  • Proficiency in C++ and Python programming languages
  • Ability to quickly learn and utilize new frameworks and AI tools
  • Proven track record of collaborating cross-functionally with Product and Engineering teams

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end development of ML models for safety-critical driving behaviors
  • Design and assess experiments to make data-driven decisions
  • Innovate new data gathering techniques to enhance model quality
  • Communicate model benefits and limitations to partner teams
  • Integrate and deploy metrics and models across fleet-wide data
  • Operate effectively on both tactical and strategic timelines

Benefits

  • Participation in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program
  • Eligibility for equity incentive plan
  • Access to a generous Company benefits program
Full Job Description
This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to an Engineering Manager.

You will:
  • Lead ML model development end-to-end for safety critical driving behaviors to evaluate and enhance the performance, safety and scalability of our self driving system
  • Design experiments and assess results to make clear data-driven decisions
  • Find new ways to gather the required data needed to improve our models and improve data quality
  • Communicate benefits and limitations of new models and metrics to partner teams
  • Integrate and deploy metrics and models on fleet-wide data
  • Be able to operate on both tactical and strategic timescales

You have:
  • 5+ years ML modeling experience in production environments at large scale
  • Solid understanding of physics, geometry, and dynamics
  • Proficiency in C++ and Python
  • Ability to learn and utilize new frameworks quickly, employing AI tools or otherwise
  • Proven ability to work cross functionally with both Product and Engineering stakeholders

We prefer:
  • Experience working with ML models for autonomous systems
  • Proficiency in SQL


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

$213,000-$263,000 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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