Software Engineering builds the brains of Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology. Our software allows the Waymo Driver to perceive the world around it, make the right decision for every situation, and deliver people safely to their destinations. We think deeply and solve complex technical challenges in areas like robotics, perception, decision-making and deep learning, while collaborating with hardware and systems engineers. If you’re a software engineer or researcher who’s curious and passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving, we'd like to meet you. 

Waymo interns work alongside leaders in the industry on projects that deliver significant impact to the company. We believe learning is a two-way street: leveraging your knowledge while providing you with opportunities to expand your skill-set. Interns are an important part of our culture and our recruiting pipeline. Join us at Waymo for a fun and rewarding internship!

In this internship, you'll work on:

• Backend infrastructure stability and reliability work
• Feature work in applications such as Event Response or vehicle maintenance tracking
• Optimize robotaxi marketplace to balance the supply and demand of Waymo’s robotaxi services
• Design and develop backend and infrastructure that supports various ride hailing businesses
• Design and solve problems in vehicle routing, passenger destination suggestions, vehicle dispatch optimization, and ETA prediction

At a minimum we’d like you to have:

• Progressing towards BS or MS in Computer Science or related technical field
• Interested in infrastructure work: building internal tools, frameworks, and libraries
• Excellent communication skills - both technically with other engineers, and with non-technical stakeholders
• Excited about working on self-driving cars!

It’s preferred if you have:

• Experience in general distributed systems and backend development
• Experience programming in C++ and/or with writing robust, efficient code

General Perks

• Help solve challenging problems with a direct impact on the company
• Competitive compensation packages with a housing/relocation bonus (if applicable)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance 
• Fun intern events and networking opportunities 

Onsite Perks (These perks will only be applicable if the internship is on site)

• Free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
• Free access to Google shuttles
• Onsite gym 

Note: This will be a hybrid onsite internship position. We will accept resumes on a rolling basis until the role is filled. To be in consideration for multiple roles, you will need to apply to each one individually - please apply to the top 3 roles you are interested in. 

At Waymo, we don’t just accept differences - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.