Waymo

Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Data Flywheel

Waymo$250K — $334K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent deep learning experience
  • 3+ years of experience in Machine Learning or Computer Vision
  • Proficiency in Python
  • Familiarity with ML frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX

Responsibilities

  • Create foundational scale datasets and training recipes
  • Develop methods for continuous data intake and incremental updates of large models
  • Implement data mining strategies and automate data collection processes
  • Evaluate real-world performance of models and identify regressions
  • Maintain ground-truth free performance metrics

Benefits

  • Participation in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program
  • Equity incentive plan
  • Generous Company benefits program
Full Job Description


In this hybrid role you will report to a Technical Lead Manager.

You will:
  • Create large scale data sets and training recipes, develop methods and recipes for human and machine labeling of data sets
  • Develop methods for data mining and recipes for automated data collection/model update flywheels
  • Develop methods and recipes for evaluating real-world performance of models, and detecting regressions in model updates
  • Understand the data needs of the problem domain team and design scalable infra solutions that support model improvement and product expansion.
  • Design, build and implement ML data infra and validate the changes to support the continuing scaling of VLM data needs.
  • Collaborate with ML infrastructure teams and the problem domain team to address issues and bottlenecks and streamline validation.

You have:
  • A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
  • 4+ years of professional experience in the field of software engineering and machine learning
  • Proficiency in C++ and Python
  • Experience in designing distributed systems processing data at scale, especially ML data infra
  • Good foundational understanding of ML principles and SOTA methods
  • Passionate about building world-class ML infrastructure
  • Strong communication skills

We prefer:
  • Experience with implementing data compliance & data governance solutions
  • Experience with VLM/LLMs


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

$250,000-$334,530 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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