Job brief: 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Perception/Road Understanding, ML Engineer

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Waymo's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (4 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens careers.withwaymo.com, the address Waymo's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $85 an hour
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Mountain View, California · Mountain View (US-MTV-EMF680)
• Posted: 2026-09-23

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Internship. The title says "Intern".

Conditions

• Note: This will be a hybrid onsite internship position.

Main duties

• Designing and Building Machine Learning Models: Writing clean, high-performance code to implement core algorithms for lane geometry and topology understanding
• Running Experiments and Training Pipelines: Setting up data pipelines and training neural networks across vehicle sensor modalities and map priors, with adva…
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnering closely with research mentors, buddy, and upstream/downstream engineering teams to evaluate downstream planning im…
• Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Vision, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Strong programming proficiency in Python and solid experience with modern deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch or TensorFlow).

Lines copied from the posting, not rewritten. "Preferred" or "nice to have" items are not listed as must-haves.

How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in Mountain View, CA: $238k a year (220 listings, 3 employers). This listing is 26% lower.
• Across Waymo's 317 open listings, 51% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Waymo hires

What nobody outside the employer knows · Not known

• Whether the role is already filled or on hold: employers often leave listings up.
• How many people applied, and who reads the applications.
• Where in the published range an offer would land.

Ask before you apply

1. Which of the listed places is this role based in?
2. What are the interview steps, and when should I expect to hear back?

Share this brief

Send it to someone whose opinion you trust. They can open it without an account, and nothing about you is in the link.

Email itText it

To keep a copy, use your browser's Print or Share button.

Next steps

Apply on the employer's page Full listingDoes my CV fit?Practise the interviewShould I apply?

Got a message about this job asking for money or documents? Check the message first.

Keep looking

• 994 more engineer jobs within 25 miles, on the job map with pay.
• All 317 open Waymo jobs, and how Waymo hires.
• Saw a job somewhere else? Check if the employer still lists it.
• Search every job JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. No account needed.