Research Scientist, World Model Post-Training
Waymo · Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA · Mountain View (US-MTV-EMF680) · New York City (US-NYC-CHEL) · San Francisco (US-SFO-MKT555)
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Roboticsonsite$213k–$263k
At a glance
Highlights
- Post-train Waymo's world model for autonomous driving.
- Design experiments training and evaluating large generative models.
- Advance ML for Waymo Driver operating in dozens of cities.
What they offer
- Annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Generous benefits program
Ideal candidate
Applied researcher with graduate training in generative modeling who loves turning large-model experiments into real-world driving progress and sharing results with peers and leadership.
Requirements
- Master's or PhD in deep learning in generative / world modeling
- 3+ years of experience with modern deep learning frameworks (e.g., JAX, TensorFlow 2, PyTorch)
- Experience with diffusion / flow matching models
- Experience with reinforcement learning
- Experience training large foundational models
Lab profile
About Waymo
Autonomous driving technology company building the Waymo Driver for fully autonomous ride-hailing.
What they build
- Waymo Driver
- Fully autonomous ride-hail service
Known for
- Large-scale driving simulation
- Simulation realism
- Quantitative evaluations
- Onboard autonomy models
Key facts
- Founded in 2009
- Started as the Google Self-Driving Car Project