Senior ML Engineer - Autonomous Driving Systems

Waymo; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 213,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Equity incentive plan

Generous benefits

Job summary

Waymo is seeking an experienced ML engineer to lead end-to-end model development for safety-critical driving behaviors. You'll design experiments, assess results, and drive data-driven decisions to improve performance and safety across fleets.

The role blends software and hardware expertise, requires strong C++ and Python skills, and offers a hybrid work schedule with competitive compensation and benefits. You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to build scalable ML systems in

Qualifications

• 5+ years ML modeling experience in production at scale.
• Strong background in physics, geometry, and dynamics.
• Proficient in C++ and Python.
• Experience collaborating with Product and Engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead ML model development end-to-end for safety-critical driving behaviors.
• Design experiments and assess results for data-driven decisions.
• Gather data to improve models and data quality.
• Communicate model benefits and limitations to partner teams.
• Integrate and deploy metrics and models on fleet-wide data.
• Operate on tactical and strategic timescales.

Skills

ML modeling

C++

Python

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional

Tools

SQL

Job description

Waymo is seeking an experienced ML engineer to lead end-to-end model development for safety-critical driving behaviors. You'll design experiments, assess results, and drive data-driven decisions to improve performance and safety across fleets.

The role blends software and hardware expertise, requires strong C++ and Python skills, and offers a hybrid work schedule with competitive compensation and benefits. You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to build scalable ML systems in