Waymo
Machine Learning Engineer, Prediction & Planning
$175K–$215K
Mountain View, CA, USA +3 · Full-time · Posted Apr 28, 2025
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
San Francisco, CA, USA
Mountain View, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 2+ years in Machine Learning modeling and/or Autonomous Vehicles.
- Education
- BS in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, or a similar technical field of study.
About the job
Develop and integrate machine-learning systems that predict future driving scenarios and plan safe, efficient behavior for autonomous vehicles.
What you'll do
- Develop next-generation ML-powered prediction and planning systems for the autonomous driver.
- Research and apply machine-learning techniques, including foundation models and reinforcement learning, to autonomous-vehicle prediction and planning.
- Develop and evaluate large models and integrate them into production planning software in collaboration with research and engineering teams.
What they ask for
- BS in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, or a similar technical field of study.
- 2+ years of experience in Machine Learning modeling and/or Autonomous Vehicles.
- Demonstrated contributions to the ML community through publications, open-source projects, or significant industry impact.
- Hands-on experience with modern deep learning libraries and proficient programming skills.
Nice to have
- MS or PhD in a related field; publications in listed top-tier conferences.
- Software engineering experience with motion planning or robotics, production ML systems, or performance optimization of deep models.
Pay
$175,000 — $215,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
TensorFlow, JAX, Pytorch, Python, C/C++
AI focus
Research, develop, and deploy deep-learning models—including foundation models and reinforcement learning—for autonomous-vehicle prediction and planning.
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