Waymo

Staff Tech Lead, Machine Learning Engineer, Perception

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2 months ago
Mountain View, CA, USA or San Francisco, CA, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$251k - $310k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and development of multi-sensor, multi-task model architectures for dense scene understanding.
  • Architect and develop foundational modeling libraries and software for model development and experimentation.
  • Implement sensor encoders, sensor fusion modules, backbones, and temporal aggregation or memory blocks.
  • Optimize machine learning models for latency, throughput, memory, and strict compute budgets.
  • Build and maintain flexible prototyping pipelines and development environments for rapid model iteration and analysis of training dynamics and learned representations.
  • Collaborate with downstream teams on optimization and integration into the Waymo Driver.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a similar discipline, or an equivalent amount of deep learning experience.
  • At least 7 years of experience in machine learning and/or computer vision.
  • Strong expertise in Python and C++ with a solid software engineering background.
  • Experience with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement.
  • Eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
  • Full-time position.

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About Waymo

1,001-5,000 employees

Waymo develops the Waymo Driver, a full-stack autonomous driving system, and operates the Waymo One robotaxi service that offers paid, driverless rides in select U.S. cities. The company monetizes through ride-hailing fares and partnerships integrating its technology on multiple vehicle platforms. Founded in 2009 as Google’s self-driving project, Waymo is headquartered in Mountain View and is an Alphabet subsidiary, with over 10 million rider-only trips and 100+ million autonomous miles on public roads.

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