Software Engineer of Eval Data Infrastructure (2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD)

Join Waymo, a leader in autonomous driving technology, as a Software Engineer Intern. You will work on the Planner Evaluation team, focusing on measuring and improving the quality of the software that drives the car. Your responsibilities will include developing data pipelines, designing and implementing tools for data analysis, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. This internship offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the field of autonomous driving while gaining valuable experience and skills.

About Waymo

Architect, build, and maintain large-scale data platforms to process Waymo driving logs and simulation data, ensuring dataset generation is fresh, accurate, and complete.

Responsibilities

• Develop data pipelines to generate high-quality ML and evaluation datasets, streamlining curation, sampling, and slicing for training and testing the Waymo Driver software.
• Design and implement robust tools and infrastructure for data mining, exploration, and analysis to extract insights from large-scale datasets and drive data-driven decisions.

Requirements

• Distributed Systems: Hands-on experience with systems that ingest, store, transform, and output data at scale

Communication: Strong technical communication and collaboration skills

• Programming Languages: Proficiency in C++ or Python within a production environment
• Currently pursuing graduate degree (Master's or PhD) in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical field
• Experience with A/B experiment infrastructure
• Exposure to ad-hoc data analysis utilizing SQL

Preferred

• Prior experience working within the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry