Waymo
Senior Research Scientist, Foundation Model for Simulation
Waymo, Mountain View, California, us, 94039
Overview
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. 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 and has driven over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states. The mission of the Waymo Applied Research team is to develop machine learning solutions addressing open problems in autonomous driving, towards the goal of safely operating Waymo vehicles in dozens of cities and under all driving conditions. The team collaborates with other research teams in Alphabet. In this hybrid role you will report to a Director of Research.
Responsibilities
Conduct applied foundation model research and development
Design compelling experiments by training and evaluating large deep learning models
Present results to peers and leadership
Write high quality code, unit tests, and documentation
Qualifications
Masters or PhD in deep learning in behavior and agent modeling or simulation
Proficiency in Python
3+ years of experience with modern deep learning frameworks. Prefer JAX or TensorFlow 2; however, PyTorch is acceptable.
We prefer Experience with:
Generative modeling
LLMs or VLMs (e.g., Gemini, Llama, GPT)
Post-training, incl. reinforcement learning
Distillation
Transformer models
Autoencoders and embeddings
Compensation 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.
Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
Salary Range: $204,000 — $259,000 USD
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Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. 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 and has driven over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states. The mission of the Waymo Applied Research team is to develop machine learning solutions addressing open problems in autonomous driving, towards the goal of safely operating Waymo vehicles in dozens of cities and under all driving conditions. The team collaborates with other research teams in Alphabet. In this hybrid role you will report to a Director of Research.
Responsibilities
Conduct applied foundation model research and development
Design compelling experiments by training and evaluating large deep learning models
Present results to peers and leadership
Write high quality code, unit tests, and documentation
Qualifications
Masters or PhD in deep learning in behavior and agent modeling or simulation
Proficiency in Python
3+ years of experience with modern deep learning frameworks. Prefer JAX or TensorFlow 2; however, PyTorch is acceptable.
We prefer Experience with:
Generative modeling
LLMs or VLMs (e.g., Gemini, Llama, GPT)
Post-training, incl. reinforcement learning
Distillation
Transformer models
Autoencoders and embeddings
Compensation 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.
Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
Salary Range: $204,000 — $259,000 USD
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