Job brief: 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Depot Automation

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• Listed on Waymo's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-05 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-08.
• 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.
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What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $70 an hour
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: San Francisco, California · San Francisco (US-SFO-MKT555)
• Posted: 2026-11-05

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

Level: Internship. The title says "Intern".

Must have

• We develop requirements, test infrastructure, and diagnostic pipelines required to keep fleets moving and quickly unblock issues as they emerge in real-time.
• Hourly Masters Pay

Conditions

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

Main duties

• Design, implement, and optimize low-latency data pipelines using C++ and SQL to ingest and structure realtime depot telemetry.
• Develop a modern, responsive frontend dashboard that visualizes operations data, prioritizing a seamless user experience for operations staff.
• Collaborate directly with triage engineers and ops staff to gather requirements, iterate on designs, and ensure the tool meets ground-level situational aware…
• Write robust, maintainable code with a strong emphasis on test-driven development, integration testing, and team code reviews.
• Currently pursuing a Master's or PhD.

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• Across Waymo's 317 open listings, 50% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Waymo hires

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