Senior Software Engineer, Perception, Vulnerable Road Users

Waymo
$192,000-$243,000 USD
United States, California, Mountain View
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway (Show on map)
Jan 14, 2025
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the 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 One, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over one million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving tens of millions of miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 13+ U.S. states. The Perception Vulnerable Road Users (VRU) Understanding team focuses on identifying, understanding, and representing VRU objects (pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists) and their interactions with other objects. The team owns VRU perception signals and supports VRU applications across all product areas. Our work improves key product metrics like safety, rider comfort, and cost. We also define and execute the roadmap for VRU signals of onboard systems. In this hybrid role, you will report to the Technical Lead Manager of Semantics Understanding. You will: Develop and deploy deep learning models, including vision language models (VLMs) and Large Language Models (LLMs) for human understanding applications across all product areas Define and execute the roadmap of human understanding applications Develop data mining, labeling, training and eval pipelines to support the onboard development Collaborate and work in partnership with research teams across Alphabet You have: BS degree in Computer Science or a similar discipline, or an equivalent amount of deep learning experience 4+ years of industry or research experience with deep Learning, VLM/LLMs, and/or computer vision 4+ years of experience with Python Hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as Jax, PyTorch, Tensorflow We prefer: Experience in autonomous driving and/or robotics industry Experience leading projects with >=2 engineers Experience applying machine learning in industry problems Experience with C++ Github repositories or Tech Blogs of LLMs/ VLMs PhD degree in Computer Science or a similar discipline, or an equivalent amount of deep learning experience 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 $192,000 — $243,000 USD