2 months ago
Base Salary
$251k - $310k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect and deploy scalable auto-labeling pipelines to increase data throughput and reduce reliance on manual annotation.
- Build automated anomaly detection and auto-grading systems to evaluate annotation quality, detect regressions, and enforce quality standards across millions of labels.
- Train, optimize, and deploy 2D and 3D computer vision models for object detection, segmentation, and spatial tracking.
- Fine-tune and deploy vision-language and large language models for open-set labeling and contextual reasoning tasks using prompt optimization and post-training techniques.
- Set technical strategy, guide architectural decisions, and mentor senior and mid-level engineers.
- Collaborate with Perception, Planner, and Simulation teams to align labeling capabilities with Waymo Driver data needs.
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional experience in software engineering and applied machine learning.
- Programming experience in C++ or Python.
- Experience building, evaluating, and deploying deep learning models for object detection, segmentation, and spatial tracking.
- Experience with large-model training, distributed computing, and scaling deep learning architectures using PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- Experience taking machine learning solutions from research and experimentation through robust, scaled production deployment.
- Preferred: experience building internal tooling for machine learning developers.
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 with a stated U.S. base salary range of $251,000–$310,000.
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About Waymo
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.