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 world action models for end-to-end autonomous driving
Collaborate with research and engineering teams to improve the Waymo World Model
Conduct cutting-edge research and potentially communicate research findings: to the wider academic community via technical reports and/or publication
Currently pursuing a 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 diffusion / flow matching models
- Experience with world action models in autonomous driving or robotics applications
