Machine Learning Engineer, Perception
Core
Develop and optimize end-to-end ML models for autonomous driving perception and behavior, integrating with the Waymo Driver to handle real-world onroad problems.
Role type
Senior IC machine learning engineer (autonomous driving perception)
Builds
The Waymo Driver (fully autonomous ride-hail service)
Domain
Autonomous driving / Computer Vision
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Python, C++, PyTorch, JAX, distributed fine-tuning, model evaluation, regression detection
Preferred skills
MS or PhD in ML/Robotics/CS, publications at top-tier conferences (CVPR, ICCV, NeurIPS, etc.)
Responsibilities
Own tasks in the ML Driver and create ML methods to scale and improve performance; Analyze real-world ML system behavior to identify issues and develop solutions; Develop methods for distributed fine-tuning and prevent regression; Monitor production systems and develop AI-aided debugging tooling; Develop and maintain model evaluation recipes and metrics.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC