2027 Summer Intern MS PhD ML Systems and Behavior Discovery
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 develop and scale machine-learning pipelines that process telemetry data to identify rare driving interactions. You will benchmark candidate findings, distinguish meaningful patterns from noise, and integrate discoveries into concrete, testable artifacts that verify system improvements.
Requirements
- Pursue a Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
- Demonstrate strong Python and/or C++ software engineering skills
- Build and operate data or machine-learning pipelines on large-scale datasets
- Understand applied machine learning, statistics, and evaluation methodology
Responsibilities
- Develop and scale machine-learning pipelines to process telemetry data and discover rare driving interactions
- Benchmark and validate candidate findings to separate meaningful patterns from noise
- Integrate pipelines that turn discovered patterns into concrete, testable artifacts for verifying system improvements
Benefits
- Housing or relocation bonus, if applicable
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Intern events and networking opportunities
- Free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
- Access to Google shuttles
- Onsite gym