Autonomous Driving Backend & ML Intern

Waymo LLC; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Hybrid/remote work options

Onsite meals

Job summary

Waymo LLC is seeking software engineering interns to work on backend infrastructure stability and reliability, and feature work in systems like Event Response and vehicle maintenance tracking.

You will help optimize the robotaxi marketplace and design scalable backend solutions for ride-hailing services, with opportunities to build ML/optimization models for routing, demand forecasting, and dispatch optimization.

Qualifications

• Progressing towards BS or MS in Computer Science or related technical field.
• Interested in scaling commercial operations.
• Excellent communication skills - with engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
• Interested in infrastructure work: building internal tools, frameworks, and libraries.
• Experience in general distributed systems and backend development.
• Experience programming in C++.

Responsibilities

• Work on backend infrastructure stability and reliability.
• Feature work in applications such as Event Response or vehicle maintenance tracking.
• Optimize robotaxi marketplace to balance the supply and demand of Waymo’s robotaxi services.
• Design and develop backend and infrastructure that supports various ride hailing businesses and AV fleet management.
• Design and build ML and optimization models for predicting vehicle routing, future demand, passenger destination suggestions, vehicle dispatch optimization, and ETA prediction.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend development

C++ programming

Communication (technical)

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field (in progress)

Tools

C++

Internal tools/frameworks

Job description

Waymo LLC is seeking software engineering interns to work on backend infrastructure stability and reliability, and feature work in systems like Event Response and vehicle maintenance tracking.

You will help optimize the robotaxi marketplace and design scalable backend solutions for ride-hailing services, with opportunities to build ML/optimization models for routing, demand forecasting, and dispatch optimization.