Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. They are seeking a Research Scientist / Computer Vision Researcher to solve research problems related to world understanding using advanced modeling techniques and collaborate with engineering teams to productionize solutions.
Responsibilities
- Solve fundamental and applied research problems related to world understanding using VLMs, generative modeling and 3D reconstruction at large scale
- Prototype and iterate on various research ideas using Waymo's internal driving data
- Scale and productionize world understanding solutions in collaboration with engineering teams across Waymo
- Present research findings to a wide audience within Waymo and Alphabet, with the possibility of publishing results to the research community
Skills
- Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, or in a similar discipline
- 1-3+ years of experience in a related field
- Expert in either Foundational VLMs, Computer Vision or learning-based 3D reconstruction methods (3DGS, NeRF)
- Strong ML software engineering skills in Python/C++ with an ability to rapidly prototype solutions
- Familiarity with major ML Frameworks (JAX, Tensorflow, Pytorch)
- Publications at top-tier conferences like CVPR/ICCV/ECCV/ICLR/ICML/NeurIPS/IROS/CoRL etc
- Hands-on experience productionizing and scaling ML solutions beyond the research stage
- Fundamentals in 3D vision and/or computer graphics
- Domain experience in the autonomous vehicle or simulation space
Benefits
- Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Generous Company benefits program
Company Overview
Waymo is a mobility technology company that improves transportation by developing self-driving solutions for travelers and daily commuters. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet. It was founded in 2009, and is headquartered in Mountain View, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://waymo.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Waymo has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 231 in 2025, 175 in 2024, 268 in 2023, 306 in 2022, 298 in 2021, 317 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.