Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Vision-Language Foundation Models
Waymo · Mountain View, California, United States · Mountain View (US-MTV-EMF680)
CHECKED 7H AGO
Roboticsonsitestaff$251k–$310k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build the cognitive engine for autonomous driving with Gemini-class VLMs.
- Pioneer VLM data flywheel to autolabel edge cases at massive scale.
- Advance multimodal pre-training and RL to unlock complex driving reasoning.
What they offer
- Discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Company benefits program
Ideal candidate
A staff-level ML leader passionate about foundation model reasoning and autonomous driving, who thrives in ambiguity, sets long-term technical vision, and multiplies impact by mentoring senior engineers.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Computer Science, AI, ML or related technical field
- 8+ years designing, training and scaling deep learning models with 3+ years on LLMs or VLMs
- Proven expertise in foundation model lifecycle including pre-training data curation and post-training
- Expert-level Python with PyTorch or JAX building reliable, scalable ML systems
- Proven ability to define roadmaps and drive multi-quarter initiatives across teams in ambiguity
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