2027 Summer Intern MS PhD Perception Evaluation
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.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will improve signal quality in large-scale perception evaluation workflows using generative AI. You will expand discovery evaluation capabilities, develop methods for evaluating multi-task perception models, integrate new signals into model-launch evaluation, and assess improvements using precision, recall, and reliability.
Requirements
- Demonstrate proficiency in Python or C++ and navigate large codebases
- Build and/or evaluate machine-learning models
- Perform data analysis and statistical evaluation
- Be enrolled in a Master's or PhD program in Computer Science, Robotics, or a similar technical field
Responsibilities
- Improve signal quality in large-scale perception evaluation workflows using generative AI
- Expand discovery evaluation capabilities across a broader range of perception signals
- Design and develop frameworks and methods for evaluating multi-task perception models
- Integrate new signals into end-to-end model-launch evaluation
- Evaluate improvements using precision, recall, and reliability