Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation
WaymoMountain View, California, United States • San Francisco, California, United States • New York, New York, United States
Posted December 10, 2025
281000 - 356000 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver.
Job Description
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company seeking a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer to lead a small team and work with partners to scale evaluation and ML development by exploring new methods and delivering tools for mining and sampling data.
Requirements
- PhD degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in developing and applying Machine Learning models, with a significant focus on Reinforcement Learning.
- Demonstrated expertise in deep learning, sequence modeling, and generative models.
- Strong publication record or history of impactful project delivery in RL or related areas.
- Proficiency in Python and standard ML frameworks (e.g., JAX, TensorFlow).
- Experience with large-scale distributed training and data processing.
- Proven ability to lead complex and ambiguous technical projects from conception to completion.
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Generous Company benefits program