Research Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer

Research Scientist / Machine Learning EngineerWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the 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 One, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over one million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving tens of millions of miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 13+ U.S. states.Research Scientist/Software Engineer, Machine LearningThis hybrid, or remote role from London, will report to a Senior Staff Research Scientist. #LI-HybridThe mission of the Waymo Applied Research team is to develop machine learning solutions addressing open problems in autonomous… driving, towards the goal of the safely operating Waymo vehicles in dozens of cities and under all driving conditions. As part of our work, we also initiate and foster collaborations with other research teams in Alphabet.In this role you’ll:• Work with a creative team of people who are responsible for ensuring that the behavior of our cars is safe, smooth, and predictable to other road users. This includes gracefully handling many complex situations involving social aspects (merging, negotiating narrow roads, etc), while dealing with noisy, uncertain, and incomplete information.• Frame the open-ended real-world problems into well-defined ML problems; develop and apply cutting-edge ML approaches (deep learning, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, etc) to these problems; scale them to Google-sized data pipelines; and streamline them to run in real-time on the cars.• Collaborate with other teams including the ML infrastructure, data science and systems engineering teams, as well as various research teams such as Waymo Research, Google Brain, DeepMind and academiaAt a minimum we’d like you to have:• MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience• Experience solving problems using Machine Learning with Tensorflow or equivalent tools.• Experience collaborating with cross functional teams• Strong experience programming in Python with robust and efficient codeIt’s preferred if you have:• Experience programming in C++• PHD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience• Deep knowledge of sampling and estimation, including Monte Carlo and importance sampling• Experience with Deep Learning Models (e.g. RNN/LSTM, CNN, VAE, GAN, etc.)While at Waymo, you will enjoy benefits that cover…Health and wellness: Our people are at the heart of everything we do. At Waymo, you can enjoy top-notch medical, dental and vision insurance, mental wellness support, gym membership, and special wellness programs.Financial wellness: Your financial peace of mind is important to us. At Waymo, we offer competitive compensation, bonus opportunities, equity, pension plans with company match, pension redirections, retirement planning, and lots of other perks and employee discounts.Flexibility and time off: Take the time you need to relax and recharge. Enjoy the flexibility to work from another location for four weeks per year. We support an on-site or hybrid work model and offer remote working opportunities, paid time off, bereavement, sick, and parental leave.Supporting families: When it comes to growing your family or caring for your loved ones, you have our full support. Enhanced leave options include paid parental leave (birthing parent gets 26 weeks of maternity leave paid at 100% with the option to take up to 52 weeks, and non-birthing parent gets 18 weeks of paid leave), and 20 days of subsidized backup childcare or adult/elder care..Community and personal development: At Waymo, you’ll find a range of opportunities to grow, connect, and give back. We offer education reimbursement, personal and professional development, mentorship, and other ways to connect through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), other internal groups, and even time off to volunteer.Cool perks: Access to Google offices, cafes, wellness centers, massages, commuter benefits,, and so much more. To support your wellbeing at home, you can enjoy at-home fitness and cooking classes, and more.The expected base salary range for this full-time position 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. 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£117,000—£126,000 GBPWaymo improves transportation by developing self-driving technology developed in Google’s labs.Related Jobs Machine Learning Architects Basel (MLAB)
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