2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Quantitative Software Engineer

Waymo; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 134,000; Full time

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Job summary

Waymo is seeking a PhD student for a hybrid onsite internship in Mountain View, CA. You will join a team working on exploratory research, statistical evaluation of new theories, and software engineering design and implementation for the Waymo Driver.

You must be enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science or a related field, fluent in Python, and comfortable with statistics and basic machine learning. Preferred: software experience in Python and strong verbal and written communication.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Fluency in programming in Python.
• Knowledge and comfort with statistical concepts.
• Basic knowledge of machine learning.

Responsibilities

• Exploratory research and statistical evaluation of new theories.
• Periodically presenting the above to small focus groups.
• Software engineering design and implementation.

Skills

Python

Statistics

Machine Learning

Communication

Education

PhD program in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Python

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.

Software Engineering builds the brains of Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology. Our software allows the Waymo Driver to perceive the world around it, make the right decision for every situation, and deliver people safely to their destinations. We think deeply and solve complex technical challenges in areas like robotics, perception, decision-making and deep learning, while collaborating with hardware and systems engineers. If you’re a software engineer or researcher who’s curious and passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving, we'd like to meet you.

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:

• Exploratory research and statistical evaluation of new theories.
• Periodically presenting the above to small focus groups.
• Software engineering design and implementation.

You have:

• Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Fluency in programming in Python.
• Knowledge and comfort with statistical concepts.
• Basic knowledge of machine learning.

We prefer:

• Software engineering experience in Python.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

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 PhD Pay

$85—$85 USD