# 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Perception, Model Lifecycle at Waymo

- Company: Waymo
- What the company does: Waymo—formerly the Google self-driving car project—makes it safe and easy for people & things to get around with autonomous vehicles. Take a ride now. Backed by Bessemer, Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://waymo.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Internship
- Location: Mountain View, CA, USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-12
- Apply by: 2026-11-26
- Apply: https://careers.withwaymo.com/jobs?gh_jid=8248411&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/waymo-2027-summer-intern-ms-phd-perception-model-lifecycle/

## About the role

The Perception team builds the system which learns the spatial-temporal representation and their semantic meanings of the surrounding environment of the self-driving car, i.e., the system that “perceives” the world around the car. We work jointly with downstream teams on the optimization and integration into the Waymo Driver. We conduct our own research to address real-world problems and collaborate with research teams at Alphabet. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Currently enrolled in an MS or PhD program in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field
- Hands-on experience training and evaluating deep learning models in JAX, PyTorch, or TensorFlow
- Hands-on experience with the data side of ML, such as building datasets, data curation, labeling, or data quality analysis
- Strong programming skills in Python
- Ability to design controlled experiments and draw sound conclusions from quantitative results

Tags: Driver Intelligence (7LT)

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