- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle
- Location
- Mountain ViewCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Business Operations
- Posted
- Sep 18, 2026
2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Learning-Based Behavior for Special Vehicles
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.
Waymo interns partner with leaders in the industry on projects that create impact to the company.
Job responsibilities
- Prototype learning-based behavior policies
- Integrate multi-modal perception semantics
- Build simulation benchmarks/counterfactual suites
- Inspect 3D driving trajectories
Job requirements
- Currently pursuing a PhD in CS/Robotics/ML
- Experience in RL/Imitation learning/trajectory forecasting
- Proficiency in Python/PyTorch/JAX/TF
- Software skills in C++ or Python
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