Waymo
2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software Engineer
Mountain View, California +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, California
Mountain View, California, United States - Education
- Currently enrolled in an MS or PhD program in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
About the job
Develop and validate onboard software that governs how the Waymo Driver interacts with traffic controls, emphasizing safe, compliant, smooth, and predictable behavior.
What you'll do
- Design and implement onboard C++ logic for interactions with traffic controls.
- Validate software changes using large-scale simulation suites and safety and compliance metrics.
- Write tested, production-grade code following code review and continuous integration standards.
What they ask for
- Currently enrolled in an MS or PhD program in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Experience programming in C++ with clean and efficient code.
- Foundational understanding of data structures, algorithms, and computational complexity.
Nice to have
- Experience developing software for safety-critical, fault-tolerant, or real-time systems.
- Experience with large-scale data/ML applications.
Pay
$70 — $70 USD (base hourly pay, Masters); $85 — $85 USD (base hourly pay, PhD)
Tools
C++
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