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Autonomous Vehicles, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Automotive

2027 Summer Intern, BS/MS, Scenes

Mountain View, CAOnsiteInternshipJunior / Entry-level$60,000–$60,000 /yrPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • C++
  • Python
  • Data Structures
  • BS/MS
  • Scenes

Nice to have

  • Machine Learning
  • Computer Vision
  • Motion Planning
  • Robotics
  • Algorithms
  • Deep Learning

Role summary

Waymo is seeking Software Engineering interns to work on its autonomous driving technology. Interns will contribute to software that enables the Waymo Driver to perceive, make decisions, and navigate safely. The role involves launching features, integrating ML models into production systems, and collaborating with hardware and systems engineers. Ideal candidates are pursuing a degree in Computer Science or a related field, with experience in C++ and Python, and strong problem-solving skills. Preferred experience includes applying machine learning to robotics problems like computer vision and motion planning.

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

Software Engineering builds the brains of Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology. Our software allows the Waymo Driver to perceive the world around it, make the right decision for every situation, and deliver people safely to their destinations. We think deeply and solve complex technical challenges in areas like robotics, perception, decision-making and deep learning, while collaborating with hardware and systems engineers. If you’re a software engineer or researcher who’s curious and passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving, we'd like to meet you.

Waymo interns partner with leaders in the industry on projects that create impact to the company. We believe learning is a two-way street: applying your knowledge while providing you with opportunities to expand your skill-set. Interns are an important part of our culture and our recruiting pipeline. Join us at Waymo for a fun and rewarding internship!

You will:

  • Launch features that directly improve Waymo's driving behavior in highly dynamic and challenging environments.
  • Work closely with onboard engineers to apply latest techniques to integrate and validate large ML models in real-time production systems.
  • You have:

  • Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • Experience with C++ and Python.
  • Strong understanding of data structures and problem solving skills.
  • We prefer:

  • Experience applying machine learning to solve computer vision, motion planning or related robotics problems.
  • Experience with Data structures, algorithms, etc.
  • Experience using Machine Learning core concepts.
  • Note: This will be a hybrid onsite internship position. We will accept resumes on a rolling basis until the role is filled. To be in consideration for multiple roles, you will need to apply to each one individually - please apply to the top 3 roles you are interested in.

    The expected hourly rate for this full-time position is listed below. Interns are also eligible to participate in the Company’s generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.Hourly Bachelors Pay$60—$60 USDThe expected hourly rate for this full-time position is listed below. Interns are also eligible to participate in the Company’s generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.Hourly Masters Pay$70—$70 USD

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      Longest Substring with Two Distinct Characters Find the longest substring with at most two distinct characters. Input: s = "ccaabbb" Output: 5 Explanation: The substring "aabbb" contains exactly two distinct characters and has a maximum length of 5.

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      Alien Dictionary Order Derive the alien dictionary order from a sorted list of alien words. Input: words = ["z","x","z"] Output: "" (Empty String) Explanation: The letter 'z' cannot come before 'x' and then suddenly after 'x', creating a cycle and making the dictionary invalid.

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      Palindrome After Deleting One Character Determine if a string can be a palindrome after deleting at most one character. Input: s = "abc" Output: FALSE Explanation: Deleting any single character leaves either "ab", "bc", or "ac", none of which result in a valid palindrome.

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