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.
About the role
Waymo’s simulator is one of the most complex virtual environments ever built, blending deterministic logic, physical dynamics, and state-of-the-art Generative AI to create a training ground for the Waymo Driver. Within this cutting-edge ecosystem, the Simulator Evaluation team faces the ultimate data challenge: How do you mathematically prove that a virtual world is "real"?
What they're looking for
- Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years of hands-on technical leadership experience, directly managing and guiding high-performing engineering teams of 5-10 people
- 7+ years of experience building, deploying, and optimizing machine learning systems in production environments
- Strong software engineering proficiency in Python and/or C++
- Experience with ML frameworks like PyTorch, JAX, or Tensorflow, backed by a solid foundation in deep learning, transformers, and large-scale model deployment
- Proven ability to design robust evaluation frameworks for complex systems, combined with strong analytical skills and proficiency in large-scale data processing
More about this role
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.
Waymo’s simulator is one of the most complex virtual environments ever built, blending deterministic logic, physical dynamics, and state-of-the-art Generative AI to create a training ground for the Waymo Driver. Within this cutting-edge ecosystem, the Simulator Evaluation team faces the ultimate data challenge: How do you mathematically prove that a virtual world is "real"?
While our team programmatically builds the metrics, pipelines, and ML systems that grade this hybrid environment, your...
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