Waymo
2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Data Science
Mountain View, CA, USA +3 · Internship · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
San Francisco, CA, USA
Mountain View, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States - Education
- Pursuing a PhD in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computational Social Science).
About the job
Conduct data science research and evaluation to measure and improve the Waymo Driver’s safety, driving quality, and performance across software releases and operating conditions.
What you'll do
- Analyze on-road and simulation data to build metrics, statistical models, and predictive features for safety and driving quality.
- Develop evaluation tools and statistical or ML methods, including methods for drawing reliable conclusions about rare events from limited data.
- Use quantitative analysis to inform software development and expansion, and build repeatable analysis workflows with engineering teams.
What they ask for
- Pursuing a PhD in a quantitative field.
- Proficiency in Python or R, including data manipulation, wrangling, and visualization.
- Strong statistical theory foundation.
Nice to have
- Experience with machine learning applications and complex data analysis, or familiarity with SQL and/or C/C++.
- Experience processing high-dimensional image or video data; research capabilities, foundation-model knowledge, or prior internship experience are also preferred.
Pay
$85 USD per hour (Hourly PhD Pay)
Tools
Python, R, SQL, C/C++
AI focus
Develop and validate statistical and ML methods to use or evaluate large-scale foundation models; prior generative AI experience is preferred.
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