2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Machine Learning, Simulator Evaluation
Waymo Open · verified Oct 21, 2026 At a glance
Junior Machine Learning Engineering role at Waymo. Mountain View.
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What you'll do
- Build simulator capabilities that help assess internal models for safety
- Create metrics for simulated data and put the infrastructure in place to run evaluations
- Use simulated data to evaluate models through the metrics and infrastructure you develop
What you bring
- You are pursuing a master's or PhD in computer science or a related technical area
- You can use Python and SQL
- You have experience assessing models, creating metrics and developing models
Who this fits
This internship suits a graduate student focused on machine learning and simulator evaluation. It is a hybrid, on-site internship in Mountain View.
From the employer
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
Software Engineering builds the brains of Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology. Our software allows the Waymo Driver to perceive the world around it, make the right decision for every situation, and deliver people safely to their destinations. We think deeply and solve complex technical challenges in areas like robotics, perception, decision-making and deep learning, while collaborating with hardware and systems engineers. If you’re a software engineer or researcher who’s curious and passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving, we'd like to meet you.
Waymo interns partner with leaders in the industry on projects that create impact to the company. We believe learning is a two-way street: applying your knowledge while providing you with opportunities to expand your skill-set. Interns are an important part of our culture and our recruiting pipeline. Join us at Waymo for a fun and rewarding internship!
You will:
- Develop core simulator functionality used for evaluating internal models for safety evaluation
- Design and implement metrics and evaluation infrastructure for simulated data
You have:
- Currently enrolled in a graduate program (Master's or PhD) in Computer Science or a related technical field
- Python, SQL
- Experience in model evaluation and developing metrics
- Experience developing models
We prefer:
- Previous Internship Experience
- Experience writing backend software for robotics
Note: This will be a hybrid onsite internship position. We will accept resumes on a rolling basis until the role is filled. To be in consideration for multiple roles, you will need to apply to each one individually - please apply to the top 3 roles you are interested in.
The expected hourly rate for this full-time position is listed below. Interns are also eligible to participate in the Company’s generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.Hourly Masters Pay$70—$70 USDThe expected hourly rate for this full-time position is listed below. Interns are also eligible to participate in the Company’s generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.Hourly PhD Pay$85—$85 USD