Waymo is hiring : Machine Learning Engineer, Audio Perception in San Francisco

Overview

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.

The Audio Perception team focuses on leveraging audio to provide sufficient scene understanding and driving behavior that are uniquely captured by audio. The team owns audio-related signals and supports applications across all product areas, improving key metrics like safety, rider comfort and cost. We strive to fulfill new product requests while preserving performance on existing applications as we rapidly scale to new cities.

Role and reporting

In this hybrid role, you will report to a Technical Lead Manager.

Responsibilities

• Support new product requests end-to-end, from problem definition to a solution that is integrated in the onboard driving system.
• Streamline the model development and evaluation stack for rapid adaptation to new tasks and data.
• Establish and maintain a sustainable model stack to facilitate Waymo's scaling across multiple platforms and cities.

Qualifications

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Compensation and benefits

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary Range

$170,000 — $216,000 USD

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