Robotics Software Intern – Hybrid, High-Impact

Waymo LLC; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Competitive compensation

401(k) retirement plans

Onsite wellness facilities

Volunteer hours

Job summary

Waymo LLC in San Francisco offers a software engineering internship that partners with industry leaders to work on impactful autonomous driving projects. You will explore graph-based algorithms, perception, and driving behavior improvements while preparing solutions used by real-world autonomous systems.

You will collaborate across teams, applying your knowledge to data-driven challenges and gaining hands-on experience with C++, Python, and SQL in a fast-paced research environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with graph search, optimization, or path planning algorithms.
• Proficient in C++ with robust, efficient code.
• Experience in AV/robotics projects is required.
• Proficient in Python and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Investigate driving behavior issues from logs and identify root causes.
• Research, design, and implement perception and driving behavior improvements.
• Improve evaluation capabilities to understand on-road performance.
• Contribute to solving challenging driving scenarios in the long tail.

Skills

Graph search / optimization / path

C++ programming

Robotics / AV experience

Python

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/ML/Robotics

Job description

Waymo LLC in San Francisco offers a software engineering internship that partners with industry leaders to work on impactful autonomous driving projects. You will explore graph-based algorithms, perception, and driving behavior improvements while preparing solutions used by real-world autonomous systems.

You will collaborate across teams, applying your knowledge to data-driven challenges and gaining hands-on experience with C++, Python, and SQL in a fast-paced research environment.