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Senior Software Engineer – ML Planner Evaluation
| Company | Waymo |
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| Location | Mountain View, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $192000 – $243000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Master’s, PhD |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- M.S. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, Statistics, Physics, Math or another quantitative area
- 5+ years of industry experience building and evaluating large-scale ML systems
- Proficiency in Python
- Familiarity with one of the modern deep learning frameworks (e.g. JAX, Tensorflow)
- Experience with tools for large-scale parallel compute and data manipulation (Apache Beam, SQL)
Responsibilities
- Develop evaluation methodologies for Foundation Models and production models: Research and propose new ways to assess the quality, safety, and realism of ML models used to generate driving plans and agent trajectories.
- Contribute to the design and development of robust ML evaluation tools: Design, build, and improve evaluation tools that enable model hillclimbing and inform production model release decisions.
- Build evaluation products that advance business needs: Partner with teams in Planner and Research to launch new and improved ML evaluation products that directly address business requirements.
- Leverage Waymo’s industry-leading datasets and evaluation frameworks: Utilize extensive datasets and established evaluation frameworks to conduct robust and reliable evaluations.
- Employ creative simulation strategies to measure the driving performance of generative AI models: Identify potential edge cases, and provide reliable performance insights that inform model development and deployment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Statistics, Physics, Math or another quantitative area
- Proficiency in C++
