Senior/Staff ML Engineer, 3D/4D World Modeling, Simulation
Waymo · Mountain View, CA, USA
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 87 days Waymo's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Waymo's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Waymo
- high 353 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
- 2026-10-29
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
In this role, you will lead the architectural vision and technical roadmap for foundational world modeling and simulation at Waymo. You will focus on developing large-scale generative models and integrating multimodal data to create realistic driving environments for autonomous vehicles. Additionally, you will mentor engineers and collaborate with various teams to ensure the deployment of effective simulation environments.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- 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
- PhD or MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, Computer Vision, or a related quantitative field
- 8+ years of industry or relevant research lab experience developing and leading complex ML architectures
- Demonstrated experience training large-scale generative and physical world models from scratch on high-performance compute clusters
- Hands-on experience designing post-training and student-conversion pipelines for generative models
- Deep technical foundation in 3D computer vision and physical world modeling
- Expert-level proficiency in Python and modern distributed ML frameworks for multi-node model, sequence, and data parallelism
Nice to have
- Prior experience from leading video generation labs, foundation model startups, advanced robotics institutes, or high-tier academic research groups
- Background in generative modeling and synthesis of non-RGB physical sensors
- Hands-on experience in physical world modeling and embodied dynamics
- Experience with low-level systems optimization and high-throughput distributed serving
- Working proficiency in modern C++ for high-performance simulation integration
What you get
- Eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Generous Company benefits program
Worth weighing
- No specific details on the company culture or team dynamics are provided
- The role involves advanced technical responsibilities which may require significant prior experience
- Salary range is provided but actual pay is dependent on various factors, which may lead to uncertainty during negotiations
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Listed by Waymo on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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