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2027 Summer Intern, BS/MS, Software Engineer

CompanyWaymo
LocationSan Francisco
Work ModeOn Site
PostedSeptember 14, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will analyze differences between machine learning and production behavior to identify trends through cluster analysis. They will also port desirable behaviors identified from machine learning models into production systems.
Internship Type
full time
Salary Range
$60 - $70
Company Size
4790
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
On the journey to be the world's most trusted driver. With the Waymo Driver, we can improve mobility while saving thousands of lives. Download the Waymo One app and ride today. Waymo reaches out to candidates from official channels only (e.g. directly from @waymo.com email addresses, or through our recruiters or sourcers who are noted as such on LinkedIn). We do not contact candidates about career opportunities through instant messaging apps like Telegram, email addresses from domains other than waymo.com (such as Gmail addresses), direct messages on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or text messages. Visit waymo.com to check out our official job listings. Need support? Send us a message – we're here to help.
About the Role

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. 

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:

  • Analyze differences between ML and Production behavior.
  • Cluster analysis of dozens of examples to identify trends.
  • Determine if the clusters demonstrate desirable or undesirable behavior.
  • Port desirable behavior demonstrated by ML to production systems.

You have:

  • Software engineering
  • Proficient in C++
  • Data fluency

We prefer:

  • Experience with robotics or ML

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 Bachelors Pay
$60—$60 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 Masters Pay
$70—$70 USD
Key Skills
Software engineeringC++Data fluencyRoboticsMachine learningCluster analysisProduction systemsPerceptionDecision-makingDeep learning
Categories
SoftwareEngineeringTechnologyData & AnalyticsTransportation
Benefits
Generous benefits programs