2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software Engineer, Onboard Developer Platform

Waymo · Mountain View, CA, USA

  • Internship
  • Internship
  • Posted 2026-09-30
  • Confirmed live on 10 November 2026

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Job description

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:

The Onboard developer platform team builds tools/solutions that enable faster model training, quality evaluation, simulation so that Waymo engineers can develop better autonomous driving models and systems.

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:

• Understand the problem current LPM model is trying to solve along with its details

• Extend current reinforcement learning infrastructure and conduct experiments on our RL system. Tune parameters and compare with existing results

• Identify promising new RL technologies and apply on Waymo problems

You have:

• Currently pursuing a Master's or PhD in software engineering, machine learning, or a related technical field

• Fundamental understanding of machine learning and reinforcement learning

• 2+ years of project experience involves coding and realized achievements (you are proud of the results)

We prefer:

• 3+ years of experience on ML or RL with hands-on projects

• 2+ years of experience on optimizing system infrastructure ( simulation, ML/RL, or other backend systems)

• Experience in working with autonomous driving or relevant technologies

General Perks

• Help solve challenging problems with a direct impact on the company

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

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Fun intern events and networking opportunities

Onsite Perks

• Free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks

• Free access to Google shuttles

• Onsite gym

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 Masters Pay
$70—$70 USD

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

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