Research Scientist / Computer Vision Researcher, Map Scalability
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
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