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Staff ML Engineer, Foundation Models

Waymo · Mountain View, CA, USA · Mountain View (US-MTV-EMF680)

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Roboticsonsitestaff$251k–$310k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Connect large-scale foundation models with production autonomous driving systems.
  • Adapt foundation models to new sensors and next-gen vehicle platforms.
  • Help scale Waymo Driver to dozens of cities in all driving conditions.

What they offer

  • Discretionary annual bonus program
  • Equity incentive plan
  • Generous Company benefits program

Ideal candidate

Systems-oriented engineer who thrives on complex, large-scale challenges and cross-team delivery. Motivated by bringing cutting-edge research into real-world autonomous driving at global scale.

Requirements

  • Experience building large-scale systems
  • Track record solving complex system problems
  • Track record of successful delivery through large-scale collaborations
  • Experience with LLM/VLM foundation models or systems
  • Experience with foundation model post-training

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
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