# Research Scientist, Map Scalability 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 (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Mountain View, CA, U.S.A ; San Francisco, CA, U.S.A ; New York City, NY, U.S.A
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-08
- Apply by: 2026-10-23
- Apply: https://careers.withwaymo.com/jobs?gh_jid=8180692
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/waymo-research-scientist-map-scalability/

## About the role

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

## What they're looking for

- Master’s or PhD degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, or in a similar discipline
- 1-3+ years of experience in a related field
- Expert in either Foundational VLMs, Computer Vision or learning-based 3D reconstruction methods (3DGS, NeRF)
- Strong ML software engineering skills in Python/C++ with an ability to rapidly prototype solutions
- Familiarity with major ML Frameworks (JAX, Tensorflow, Pytorch)

Tags: AI Foundations (7SJ)