# Research Scientist, World Model Post-Training 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, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-22
- Apply by: 2026-11-06
- Apply: https://careers.withwaymo.com/jobs?gh_jid=8222098
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/waymo-research-scientist-world-model-post-training/

## About the role

In this hybrid role, you will report to a Software Engineering Manager.

## What they're looking for

- Masters or PhD in deep learning in generative / world modeling
- 3+ years of experience with modern deep learning frameworks (e.g., JAX, TensorFlow 2, Pytorch)
- Experience with diffusion / flow matching models
- Experience with reinforcement learning
- Experience training large foundational models

Tags: AI Foundations (7SJ)