- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle
- Location
- Mountain ViewCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Artificial Intelligence
- Posted
- Sep 21, 2026
2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software Engineer, Simulation Evaluation ML Model
Job description
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.
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Job responsibilities
- Design and implement an automated semantic extraction pipeline that parses large-scale simulation logs, vehicle trajectory data, and multi-agent behavioral events into structured graph representations (entities,…
- Develop temporal graph modeling techniques to capture time-varying multi-agent interactions, road context, and safety-critical driving events
- Build a multi-modal hybrid retrieval engine (combining dense vector embeddings, keyword search, and graph traversal) to enable fast scenario discovery and serve as structured memory for automated failure analysis agents
- Create interactive data exploration tools and visualization dashboards (e.g., Jupyter/Colab-based explorers) to help autonomy engineers and researchers analyze complex scenario distribution
- Benchmark retrieval precision, recall, and query latency against traditional tabular and relational search baselines
- Collaborate cross-functionally with simulation researchers, machine learning engineers, and software infrastructure teams to document system architecture and establish roadmap recommendations
Job requirements
- Currently enrolled in a graduate program (PhD or Master’s) in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field, with at least one academic term remaining
- Strong software development experience in Python and/or C++ in a Linux development environment
- Solid foundation in core computer science concepts, data structures, algorithm complexity, and distributed data systems
- Hands-on experience with modern deep learning frameworks (such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow)
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