Waymo
2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Software Engineer, Simulation
Mountain View, CA, USA +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
Mountain View, California, United States - Education
- Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
About the job
Develops and evaluates uncertainty-aware algorithms to improve transformer-based multi-task classifiers for autonomous-driving simulation.
What you'll do
- Implement uncertainty-aware algorithms for transformer-based multi-task classifiers.
- Implement changes end-to-end, including evaluation.
- Verify data and model implementation against the experiment plan.
What they ask for
- Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
- Strong Python programming proficiency and hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or JAX.
- Solid theoretical understanding of machine learning and deep learning fundamentals, including debugging transformer-based models with TensorBoard metrics.
- Familiarity with software development best practices, including version control.
Nice to have
- Experience measuring uncertainty in deep learning model development.
- Hands-on experience using data to improve model performance, rather than focusing only on architectural improvements.
Pay
$85 — $85 USD (hourly pay)
Tools
Python, TensorFlow, JAX, TensorBoard
AI focus
Develops uncertainty-aware machine-learning algorithms and evaluates transformer-based multi-task classifiers.
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