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 Streaming Eval team works on a continuous testing system for Waymo's self-driving software. This helps Waymo quickly find issues and improve software performance and safety for releases.
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:
Contribute to the infrastructure to administer a “virtual driver’s test” for the Waymo Driver. Implement a project for our scalable simulation data pipelines that evaluate the driving capability of the Waymo Driver
Apply software engineering best practices in order to improve code health and/or developer experience in the “virtual driver’s test
You have:
- C/C++ proficiency
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excited about autonomous driving, eager to learn
We prefer:
- SQL skills
- Python programming skills
- Familiarity with distributed systems
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development features and workflows
Note: This will be a hybrid onsite internship position. We will accept resumes on a rolling basis until the role is filled. To be in consideration for multiple roles, you will need to apply to each one individually - please apply to the top 3 roles you are interested in.
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Waymo Mountain View, California, USA Office
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA, United States, 94043
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