Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer

Perception, VLM Foundation

Updated on 2/1/2025

Waymo

Waymo

1,001-5,000 employees

Develops self-driving technology for vehicles

Robotics & Automation
Automotive & Transportation

Compensation Overview

$192k - $243kAnnually

+ Bonus + Equity Incentive Plan

Senior

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Bellevue, WA, USA + 1 more

More locations: Mountain View, CA, USA

This is a hybrid position, indicating that some in-office days are required.

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
LLM
Python
Tensorflow
Pytorch
Computer Vision

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Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • BS degree in Computer Science or a similar discipline, or an equivalent amount of deep learning experience
  • 6+ years of industry or research experience with deep Learning, VLM/LLMs, and/or computer vision
  • 6+ years of experience with Python
  • Hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as Jax, PyTorch, Tensorflow
Responsibilities
  • Develop and deploy deep learning models, including vision language models (VLMs) and large language models (LLMs)
  • Explore leveraging VLM's world knowledge and reasoning capabilities to improve various driving tasks
  • Work on different phases of model development from data mining, training and eval, and deploy the models on the autonomous vehicles
  • Collaborate and work in partnership with research teams across Alphabet
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with training large VLM/LLMs with distributed training
  • Experience with model optimization
  • Experience of modeling with real-world sensor data (cameras, LIDAR, radars)
  • Publications on top-tier conferences like CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, ICLR, ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, AAAI, IJCV, PAMI
  • Experience with C++

Waymo develops self-driving technology for autonomous vehicles, known as the Waymo Driver. This system integrates hardware, software, and computing power to allow vehicles to navigate without human input. Waymo collaborates with automakers like Volvo to embed its technology into their cars, enhancing safety and convenience. The company also serves the logistics sector through Waymo Via, which focuses on efficient goods delivery. Waymo generates revenue through partnerships with car manufacturers, licensing its technology, and offering autonomous ride-hailing services. Its goal is to continuously improve the Waymo Driver's predictive capabilities to ensure safe and reliable transportation.

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$10.8B

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

2009

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Waymo's partnership with Uber in Atlanta could boost its ride-hailing market presence.
  • Expansion into 10 new cities in 2025 will enhance Waymo's autonomous driving technology.
  • A $5.6 billion investment round provides resources for technology improvement and expansion.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from Tesla may challenge Waymo's market position.
  • Regulatory hurdles may arise as Waymo expands into 10 new cities in 2025.
  • Partnership reliance with automakers like Volvo poses risks if disruptions occur.

What makes Waymo unique

  • Waymo's technology stems from over a decade of development in Google's labs.
  • The Waymo Driver combines hardware, software, and computing for safe, efficient navigation.
  • Waymo partners with major automakers like Volvo to integrate its self-driving technology.

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Benefits

401(k) Company Match

Performance Bonus

Company Equity

Hybrid Work Options