2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Quantitative Software Engineer

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.

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:

• Exploratory research and statistical evaluation of new theories.
• Periodically presenting the above to small focus groups.
• Software engineering design and implementation.

You have:

• Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Fluency in programming in Python.
• Knowledge and comfort with statistical concepts.
• Basic knowledge of machine learning.

We prefer:

• Software engineering experience in Python.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

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.