Waymo, an autonomous driving technology company that evolved from the Google Self-Driving Car Project, is seeking a Senior ML Engineer to join their AI Foundations team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge machine learning solutions for autonomous driving technology.
The position involves working with large vision-language models, specifically focusing on extending and fine-tuning models like Gemini for autonomous driving applications. You'll be responsible for building datasets and training infrastructure for specific driving tasks, including end-to-end driving, reinforcement learning driving rationale, spatial reasoning, and semantic understanding.
As part of the AI Foundations team, you'll collaborate on developing machine learning solutions addressing open problems in autonomous driving. The team focuses on various areas including reinforcement learning, learning from demonstration, generative modeling, Bayesian inference, hierarchical learning, and robust evaluation.
The role offers competitive compensation ranging from $204,000 to $259,000 USD, along with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, mental wellness support, and various financial benefits. The position is hybrid-based in Mountain View, California, with the flexibility to work from another location for four weeks per year.
This is an excellent opportunity for experienced machine learning engineers who want to make a significant impact in autonomous driving technology. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in large language models, distributed training, and a proven track record in end-to-end product development. The role requires proficiency in C++ and Python, along with at least 5 years of industrial experience.
Working at Waymo means joining a team that's dedicated to improving access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver has already provided over one million rider-only trips and has autonomously driven tens of millions of miles across 13+ U.S. states.