Full-Time
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Simulation
Posted on 3/11/2026
Waymo
1,001-5,000 employees
Self-driving technology platform with licensing
Compensation Overview
£123k - £129k/yr
London, UK
Hybrid
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- Be part of a world class research engineering team to grow the state-of-the-art of ultra realistic AV simulations using foundation models
- Collaborate with teams in Waymo Oxford to use large models to improve sim realism
- Design experiments that push the frontiers of AV simulations
- Develop metrics that measure the realism of simulated worlds
- Train and evaluate large models and integrate them into the simulator and its downstream applications
- Help hire outstanding research engineers from diverse backgrounds
- Be a part of a collaborative research engineering team that takes research ideas and productionizes them
- 4+ years experience in applied Deep Learning
- 4+ years coding and design skills
- Experience solving complex production problems using state-of-the-art ML techniques
- Experience taking research to production
- Expertise in Data Analysis or Data Science
Waymo develops the Waymo Driver, a self-driving system that combines sensors, hardware, and software to drive vehicles without a human. It perceives the environment, predicts others’ actions, plans routes, and controls the vehicle, and it is used in partner vehicles as well as Waymo's own ride-hailing and delivery services. The company differentiates itself with large-scale deployment across passenger and freight, tight integration of hardware, software, and fleet operations, and a data-driven development approach. Its goal is to provide safe, reliable driverless transportation for people and goods, improving safety and efficiency in mobility and logistics.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$27.1B
Headquarters
Mountain View, California
Founded
2009
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- California approved expansion to San Diego, Sacramento, and eighteen counties on August 14, 2026.
- May 2026 Ojai rollout cuts manufacturing costs, enabling tens of thousands of annual units.
- Waymo secured WPP Media for North America and EMEA, signaling international launch momentum.
What critics are saying
- June 2026 recall of 3,900 robotaxis exposed software failures in closed construction zones.
- Reuters reported Waymo and Uber ended Phoenix ties in June 2026, then planned 2028 separation.
- Tesla and Zoox are scaling faster; a major safety injury could freeze permits.
What makes Waymo unique
- Sixth-generation Ojai reduces fleet costs and extends service into harsher weather.
- Waymo runs fully driverless rides in eleven cities, with 220 million autonomous miles logged.
- Alphabet-backed vertical integration controls app, fleet, and hardware, unlike marketplace-only rivals.
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↓ -3%Waymo has received regulatory approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to expand its autonomous ride-hailing service across the state. The Alphabet-owned company will scale up operations in San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles whilst entering two new markets: Sacramento and San Diego. The expansion will be "gradual and guided by our safety framework", though Waymo provided no specific timeline for launching in the new areas. The California Department of Motor Vehicles had previously authorised the company to operate in these additional regions last year. Waymo currently operates thousands of autonomous vehicles across the US, including in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Austin. In February, the company announced plans to expand into Chicago. However, Waymo recently recalled nearly 4,000 robotaxis in June after incidents involving vehicles entering closed freeway construction zones.
Waymo wins approval for drastic expansion in Los Angeles, Bay Area regions. By Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times The Tribune Content Agency Updated August 14, 2026 9:53 PM Waymo's robotaxis will soon roam a much larger portion of California as the company received approval to expand across 18 counties. The California Public Utilities Commission gave Waymo permission to operate in San Diego and Sacramento, as well as in communities in Marin, Napa, Orange and Riverside counties, among others. The approval will allow the Alphabet-owned company to more than triple its service area in the regions surrounding Los Angeles and San Francisco. "While Waymo is receiving its permits today, expansion will be gradual and guided by its safety framework," said Waymo spokesperson Sandy Karp. "Waymo's immediate focus is preparing to launch rider-only service in San Diego later this summer and continuing to validate its technology in Sacramento." On Friday, Waymo, based in Mountain View, announced the CPUC approved a letter from the company first filed in January. The new service area will eventually stretch from Santa Clarita and Thousand Oaks down to San Diego in Southern California, and from Sacramento to San Jose in Northern California. The expansion follows Waymo's launch of its new vehicle dubbed the Ojai, which is larger and cheaper to produce than the retrofitted Jaguar I-Paces that the company previously relied on. Waymo is well ahead in the robotaxi race, operating in more than 10 major cities while Elon Musk's Tesla is still facing safety and operational glitches. Zoox, Amazon's robotaxi effort, launched its first paid, driverless rides in Las Vegas earlier this week. Waymo's self-driving vehicles, which utilize cameras, sensors and lidar, have driven more than 220 million fully autonomous miles. Data collected from miles driven shows Waymo is involved in an estimated 94% fewer collisions that cause serious injuries, Karp said. Still, collisions involving Waymo vehicles have garnered public attention and criticism, including when a Waymo struck and killed a beloved neighborhood cat in San Francisco last year. "We look forward to bringing the same mobility and safety benefits millions of Californians already enjoy to more communities, keeping local officials and residents informed every step of the way," Waymo said in its announcement. This story was originally published August 14, 2026 at 9:43 PM.
WPP Media wins Waymo's media mandate across North America and EMEA. The agency will handle media strategy, planning and buying as Waymo expands into international markets. 0:00 / 1:02 WPP Media has been appointed as the media agency for Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous driving company, across North America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Under the mandate, WPP Media will oversee media strategy, planning and buying across the two regions. The agency will also support Waymo as it expands into some of its first international markets. The incumbent agency on the account could not be immediately ascertained. The appointment comes as Waymo steps up its marketing and international expansion efforts. The company is also reportedly reviewing creative agencies for its first Super Bowl advertising campaign, indicating a broader push to build consumer awareness and familiarity around autonomous transportation. Suzanne Philion, Chief Marketing Officer at Waymo, said the company aims to make autonomous transportation a familiar part of everyday life as it enters new markets. She added that WPP's global capabilities would help Waymo build stronger connections with local communities while supporting its ambition of becoming the world's most trusted autonomous driving service.
Waymo launching driverless rides to Raiders games, concerts at Allegiant Stadium. LAS VEGAS (KSNV) - You can soon hail a driverless Waymo to get to a Las Vegas Raiders game. Waymo announced it's partnering with the Raiders to bring the autonomous ride-hailing service to Allegiant Stadium. Fans will be able to use Waymo for UNLV games, concerts and other major events at the stadium, in addition to Raiders games. Rides will become available soon, according to the announcement, and Allegiant will have a dedicated pickup and drop-off area within a short walk of the stadium. Waymo also plans to use dedicated event routing plans and a 24/7 operations team to support riders and manage demand. "Fans come to Allegiant to experience once-in-a-lifetime moments, and getting in that mindset all begins and ends with the journey," Raiders President Sandra Douglass Morgan said in a statement. "Partnering with Waymo reflects our drive to lead the industry in innovation and provide fans the best experience. Most importantly, it gives them a safe, reliable autonomous designated driver so they can focus entirely on enjoying the event." A subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet, Waymo announced last month that it was launching autonomous service in Las Vegas, starting with employees. The company has not yet announced when public rides will become available. What do you think? Browse and manage your votes from your Member Profile Page
Driverless vehicle company expresses interest in Pinellas County. WUSF | By Michael Conner - St. Pete Catalyst Published August 14, 2026 at 6:30 AM EDT Waymo, a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet, Inc., is preparing to introduce a public autonomous vehicle service in Tampa. However, the business is also exploring opportunities in Pinellas County. "Waymo reached out earlier this week and scheduled a meeting with our Transportation department for August 11," said City of St. Petersburg spokesperson Samantha Bequer in an email. "That meeting was the first conversation the City has had with Waymo representatives. Waymo said they are interested in expanding their operations into Pinellas County and are looking to do an initial meet and greet with the City." She added that prior to the Tuesday meeting, the "City did not have any conversations with Waymo." However, St. Petersburg representatives had discussions with City of Tampa officials about the company. "We can't wait to serve riders in Tampa, and are working towards launching our service in the city soon," wrote a Waymo spokesperson, who wished not to be identified, in an email. "While we have no updates to provide on expanding our service area, we look forward to servicing more of the Tampa Bay area over time." Waymo does not currently have plans to serve Pinellas County. However, the company does meet with local officials to keep them informed of plans and ensure alignment. The business's autonomous vehicles utilize cameras, radars and audio sensors to drive. In December 2025, Waymo began testing its technology in Tampa. Tesla officially launched its Robotaxi service in certain sections of Tampa last month. Google began working on self-driving technology in 2009. According to Waymo's website, the organization first "set out on a challenge to drive autonomously over ten uninterrupted 100-mile routes in our Toyota Prius vehicles." In 2015, the Google Self-Driving Car Project completed its first fully autonomous ride on a public road. Waymo became an independent technology company the next year. By 2018, a commercial autonomous ride-hailing service was introduced in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Two years later, it became available to "all members of the public." Waymo launched its autonomous vehicles in San Francisco in 2022. Initially, the service was only available to people on a waitlist and members of the company's Trusted Tester early-access research program. In 2023, the company expanded to Los Angeles, initially offering rides to employees. By 2024, anyone in San Francisco and Los Angeles could download the organization's mobile app and book a ride. Waymo is also serving customers in municipalities such as Orlando, Miami, Dallas, Houston and Nashville. Additionally, the organization is planning to launch its service in 20 different cities around the world.