Intern

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.

Software Engineering builds the brains of Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology. Our software allows the Waymo Driver to perceive the world around it, make the right decision for every situation, and deliver people safely to their destinations. We think deeply and solve complex technical challenges in areas like robotics, perception, decision-making and deep learning, while collaborating with hardware and systems engineers. If you’re a software engineer or researcher who’s curious and passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving, we'd like to meet you. 

The subteam for this role will be:

On the ML Ops team, we're building next-gen Waymo datagen infrastructure. The intern will join the team building the ML Datagen Controlplane - a system for orchestrating, prioritizing, and tracking datagen requests & status. Work will range from building out new functionality in the controlplane to expanding upon UI & system visualization functionality to support the needs of our growing user base.

Waymo interns partner with leaders in the industry on projects that create impact to the company. We believe learning is a two-way street: applying your knowledge while providing you with opportunities to expand your skill-set. Interns are an important part of our culture and our recruiting pipeline. Join us at Waymo for a fun and rewarding internship!

You will:

• Work with ml ops team members & customers to define and implement large scale datagen infrastructure
• Translate high level requirements into a working design
• Code in C++ (with assistance of agentic coding tools)
• Test & debug systems & pipelines

You have:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Strong C++ programming skills
• Solid foundations in algorithms, data structures, and debugging systems

We prefer:

• Strong communication skills
• Experience with SQL & data analysis

General Perks

• Competitive compensation packages with a housing/relocation bonus (if applicable)