Machine Learning Engineer - VLM​/LLM Integration

Overview

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company focused on building the Waymo Driver to improve mobility and safety. The Waymo AI Foundations team develops machine learning solutions addressing open problems in autonomous driving, with areas including reinforcement learning, learning from demonstration, generative modeling, Bayesian inference, hierarchical learning, and robust evaluation. This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to a Senior Staff Software Engineer.

• Work with a creative team of people who help to design, train, and evaluate the large-scale ML models used throughout Waymo’s systems, both onboard autonomous vehicles and offboard in simulation
• Development of ML framework and infrastructure required for integrating state-of-the-art LLM/VLM models into Waymo's diverse production environments
• Work with Waymo's perception and planning teams to transfer AI Foundational research into scalable and production-ready solutions

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of experience with Python
• 3+ years of ML software experience with machine learning frameworks including PyTorch, Tensor Flow, Jax/Flax

• Extensive ML infra experience: specifically in the automation of training, evaluating, and deploying large-scale models in production environments
• Deep learning experience, especially with generative models, e.g., LLMs/VLMs, and/or reinforcement learning
• Advanced proficiency in the internal architecture and performance tuning of ML frameworks like PyTorch, JAX, or Tensor Flow

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary Range $175,000 — $221,000 USD