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# 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software Engineer, Multiverse

- **Company:** Waymo LLC
- **Location:** Mountain View, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Internship
- **Salary:** $145,600.0
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Cluster Analysis, Distributed Systems, Data Intelligence, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Deep Learning, Information Technology, Build Tools
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.com/details/5891363803

## About the Role

* Currently pursuing graduate degree (Master's or PhD) in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical field
 * Proficiency in Python / C++
 * Basic proficiency for data analysis (SQL or Python)
 * Data fluency

We prefer:

 * Experience with training and evaluating Machine Learning models
 * Experience prototyping agentic systems
 * Experience with C++ and large-scale distributed systems

## Description

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 partner with leaders in the industry on projects that create impact to the company. We believe learning is a two-way street: applying 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!

You will:

 * Conduct cluster analysis of driving behaviors of autonomous vehicles
 * Build tools and automated pipelines to help improve Waymo's in-field response to undesirable events
 * Experiment with ideas to improve precision of signals that detect undesirable behaviors
 * Develop signals to quantify Waymo's driving performance