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2026 Summer Intern, PhD, Software Engineer, Strategic Selection

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Mountain View, CA
85-85 Annually
Internship
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Mountain View, CA
85-85 Annually
Internship
As a PhD Software Engineer Intern, you will code, debug, and triage, while applying your skills in deep learning and AI.
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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.

Strategic Selection is responsible for the component that scores short team routing/maneuver decisions for the ADV. This team handles immediate routing decisions for self-driving cars, looking about a minute ahead.

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:

  • Coding

  • Debugging

  • Triaging 


You have:

  • Proficiency in Python or C++

  • Hands on experience with deep learning frameworks

  • Data mining experience


We prefer:

  • Proficiency in ML frameworks

  • Expertise in research domains of Deep Learning, AI architecture 

  • Previous Internship of ML related projects

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.

The expected hourly rate for this full-time position is listed below. Interns are also eligible to participate in the Company’s generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
Hourly PhD Pay
$85$85 USD

Top Skills

C++
Deep Learning Frameworks
Ml Frameworks
Python

Waymo Mountain View, California, USA Office

1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA, United States, 94043

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