Research Scientist, Waymo

• Masters degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
• Proficiency in Python
• Familiarity with one of the modern deep learning frameworks (e.g. Pytorch, JAX, Tensorflow)
• Prior work in an industrial or research setting developing methodologies for post-training for LLM or robotics applications

Desirable

• The mission of the Waymo Applied Research team is to develop machine learning solutions addressing open problems in autonomous driving, towards the goal of the safely operating Waymo vehicles in dozens of cities and under all driving conditions. As part of our work, we also initiate and foster collaborations with other research teams in Alphabet
• In this hybrid role you will report to a Director of Research
• Conduct cutting-edge research and development adapting Foundation Models to AV Planning via post-training techniques: RL, reasoning, preference alignment, inference-time scaling, data and reward function development
• Partner within and across organizations to land disruptive and innovative tech in production
• Work with a variety of state-of-the-art Foundation Models
• Leverage our industry-leading datasets and state-of-the-art safety framework to land fleet-wide improvements in model performance