2027 Summer Intern, BS, Software Engineer, Model Eval

Waymo • Mountain View, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company. The Software Engineering team builds the brains of Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology, enabling the Waymo Driver to perceive the world, make decisions, and deliver people safely. This internship focuses on the Model Eval team, which works on projects that evolve quickly. Interns will be assigned projects matching their skill sets, potentially including eval pipeline optimization (orchestration and model levels), pipeline observability, and LLM integration with eval workflows. Waymo interns collaborate with industry leaders on impactful projects, fostering a two-way learning street. This is a fun and rewarding internship opportunity that also serves as a recruiting pipeline for the company.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or a related field
• Working knowledge of Python
• Understanding of ML fundamentals of training and evaluating models
• The ability to use agents for learning and implementation, and the wisdom to know when each is appropriate

Nice To Haves

• Distributed systems analysis or optimization
• Model performance techniques like sharding, quantization, and batching
• Working knowledge of C++

Responsibilities

• Reading/writing pipeline and implementation code
• Profiling and understanding slowness within distributed systems
• Building custom harnesses to isolate components of the system
• Querying existing logs and data sources for aggregate statistics

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• Housing/relocation bonus (if applicable)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Fun intern events and networking opportunities
• Free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
• Free access to Google shuttles
• Onsite gym

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern