The opportunity
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to…
What you'll do
Research, implement, and evaluate zero shot object detection models for autonomous driving
Collaborate with research and engineering teams to improve Waymo’s foundation models
Conduct cutting-edge research and potentially communicate research findings: to the wider academic community via technical reports and/or publications
Currently pursuing a Masters or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine: Learning, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
Strong publication record in top-tier AI/ML or robotics conferences
Hands-on experience training and evaluating deep learning models for: autonomous driving or robotics applications
What they're looking for
- Strong Python coding skills with expertise in modern deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow)
- Deep understanding of modern neural network architectures and learning paradigms
- Experience with open-set perception models (e.g. SAM)
- Familiarity with autonomous driving datasets
