2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Machine Learning, Simulator Evaluation (AI)

Location: Hybrid onsite in Mountain View, California, United States

Salary: $70/hour for Master's students or $85/hour for PhD students

Company

Waymo develops autonomous driving technology, including the Waymo Driver and fully autonomous ride-hail services.

What you will do

• Develop core simulator functionality for evaluating internal models and safety performance.
• Design and implement metrics for simulated data.
• Build evaluation infrastructure supporting autonomous driving software.
• Collaborate on complex technical challenges in machine learning, robotics, perception, and decision-making.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a Master's or PhD program in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Experience with model evaluation and metric development.
• Experience developing machine learning models.
• Ability to work in a hybrid onsite internship position in Mountain View, California.

Nice to have

• Previous internship experience.
• Experience writing backend software for robotics.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on projects related to Level 4 autonomous driving and safety evaluation.
• Partner with industry leaders on impactful projects.
• Access to company benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.