2027 Summer Intern BS/MS Software Engineering Commercialization
Waymo is an Alphabet company operating a public, fully autonomous ride-hailing service and developing the AI-powered Waymo Driver autonomous-driving system.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
Funding history
About Waymo
Waymo develops and deploys the Waymo Driver, an autonomous-driving technology using AI and a sensor suite, and operates its ride-hailing service for public riders.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will build and improve reliable backend infrastructure and applications supporting ride-hailing businesses and autonomous-vehicle fleet management. You will optimize the robotaxi marketplace and develop machine-learning and optimization models for routing, demand prediction, passenger destination suggestions, vehicle dispatch, and ETA prediction.
Requirements
- Be progressing toward a BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical field
- Be interested in infrastructure work, including internal tools, frameworks, and libraries
- Be interested in scaling commercial operations
- Demonstrate excellent technical and non-technical communication skills
- Be excited about self-driving cars
Responsibilities
- Build and improve backend infrastructure stability and reliability
- Develop features for applications such as event response and vehicle maintenance tracking
- Optimize the robotaxi marketplace to balance service supply and demand
- Design and develop backend infrastructure for ride-hailing businesses and autonomous-vehicle fleet management
- Design and build machine-learning and optimization models for vehicle routing, demand forecasting, passenger destination suggestions, vehicle dispatch, and ETA prediction
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Mental wellness support
- Gym membership and wellness programs
- Bonus opportunities and equity
- Employee provident fund and employee discounts
- Paid time off, bereavement leave, sick leave, and parental leave
- Up to four weeks per year of flexibility to work from another location
- 26 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and 18 weeks for non-birthing parents
- Education reimbursement
- Volunteer time off
- Access to Google offices, cafes, wellness centers, massages, and at-home fitness and cooking classes
