Foundation Model Data Engineer

Waymo; Kirkland (WA); Hybrid; USD 213,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance

401(k) with company match

20 days of vacation per year

Sick Time: 40 hours/year

28-30 weeks maternity leave

13 paid holidays per year

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a candidate to join their AI Foundations team in Kirkland, Washington. This hybrid role entails building and operating petabyte-scale data systems and machine learning pipelines crucial for the Waymo Driver's development.

The ideal candidate will hold a degree in Computer Science or a related field, possess strong proficiency in Python and C++, and have experience with large-scale data infrastructure. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience building or maintaining large-scale data pipelines or ML infrastructure.
• Familiarity with deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow).

Responsibilities

• Build and operate petabyte-scale data systems for foundation model development.
• Wield large-scale compute and frameworks to train and deploy complex models.
• Partner with experts to transform model innovations into product improvements.

Skills

Proficiency in Python

Proficiency in C++

Strong hands-on SWE skills

Experience with large-scale data pipelines

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics or similar

Tools

Flume

Spark

Borg

Kubeflow

Job description

Waymo is seeking a candidate to join their AI Foundations team in Kirkland, Washington. This hybrid role entails building and operating petabyte-scale data systems and machine learning pipelines crucial for the Waymo Driver's development.

The ideal candidate will hold a degree in Computer Science or a related field, possess strong proficiency in Python and C++, and have experience with large-scale data infrastructure. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.