2027 Summer Intern, BS/MS, Pipeline and Test Health Engineer

Waymo; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits

Job summary

Waymo internship opportunity on the Systems Engineering team focuses on test automation, debugging, and driving release readiness for the Waymo Driver simulations.

This hybrid onsite role targets a Bachelor’s or Master’s student in Engineering, CS, or Robotics with strong Python or C++ skills. Interns receive benefits and competitive hourly compensation as part of Waymo’s internship program.

Qualifications

• Working toward a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, CS, Robotics, or related field.
• Strong debugging and coding skills in Python or C++.
• Experience debugging complex systems on distributed platforms.

Responsibilities

• Ensure release-critical tests execute on time and stay healthy.
• Debug and root cause issues in simulation tests with the team.
• Build automation and infrastructure to alert the team of issues.
• Stand up systems and processes to find issues early and drive resolution.

Skills

Python

C++

Debugging

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering/CS/Robotics

Job description

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

Waymo's Systems Engineering team works together to blend software and hardware systems in groundbreaking new ways. We set the high performance standards that ensure our vehicles run smoothly and keep passengers safe, then design and perform the tests that validate that performance. We're looking for talented teammates who’ll help us maintain strong teamwork and are passionate about driving results.

Waymo interns partner with leaders in the industry on projects that create impact to the company. We believe learning is a two-way street: applying your knowledge while providing you with opportunities to expand your skill-set. Interns are an important part of our culture and our recruiting pipeline. Join us at Waymo for a fun and rewarding internship!

You will:

• Ensure release-critical tests execute on time and stay healthy
• Debug and root cause issues in simulation tests working with the simulation team and systems engineers to understand the root cause and potential fixes.
• Build automation and infrastructure to alert the team of issues, assist with debugging, and keep track of hundreds of critical simulation tests.
• Stand up systems and processes to find issues as early as possible and drive them to resolution.

You have:

• Working towards a Bachelor’s degree or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or other relevant technical field
• Excellent debugging and coding skills
• Experience debugging complex systems
• Experience coding in Python or C++

We prefer:

• SRE principles: deep understanding of SLOs
• Automation: strong Python/SQL skills for writing glue code, dashboards, automation
• Debugging: Ability to isolate the faulty component in a complex, distributed system

Note: This will be a hybrid onsite internship position.

The expected hourly rate for this full-time position is listed below. Interns are also eligible to participate in the Company’s generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.

Hourly Bachelors Pay

$60—$60 USD

The expected hourly rate for this full-time position is listed below. Interns are also eligible to participate in the Company’s generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.

Hourly Masters Pay

$70—$70 USD