Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Multimodal Perception
Waymo · Mountain View, California, USA
Posted about 2 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 53 days Waymo's roles stay open a median of 82 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Waymo's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Waymo
- high 348 stale, 9 reposted of 353 open
- Hiring momentum
- 490 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Waymo's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Waymo.
About this role
The Senior Machine Learning Engineer in Multimodal Perception at Waymo will focus on developing and optimizing multi-task deep learning models for autonomous vehicles, utilizing various sensor data streams. Responsibilities include building automated data pipelines, enhancing vision architectures, and leveraging multimodal models for data curation and failure analysis. This role involves collaboration within the Special Vehicle Compliance team to advance perception systems for safe vehicle operation.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Waymo as an employer.
What you need
- 2–5+ years training and deploying production vision or multi-modal deep learning models
- Experience with multi-modal sensor fusion (Camera + LiDAR + Audio)
- Experience with multi-task learning (MTL) and transformer architectures
- Proficiency in PyTorch / JAX
- Experience building large-scale data curation pipelines, active learning loops, and auto-labeling systems
- Fluency with modern AI developer tools and foundation model workflows for fast prototyping
What you get
- Discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Generous Company benefits program
Worth weighing
- Salary range provided but based on various factors, so specifics may vary
- Role involves advanced technology in a high-stakes environment, which may come with pressure
- Hybrid role may imply some in-office requirements, which could affect work-life balance
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Listed by Waymo on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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