Applied Research Scientist, Perception LLM/VLM (PhD, New Grad)
Posted
$170,000 USD
Tech Stack
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and optimize large-scale continual pre-training pipelines for cutting-edge VLM foundation models.
- Conduct research and development on novel pre-training techniques, focusing on efficiently integrating new, diverse, and multimodal data streams into existing models.
- Develop and rigorously evaluate metrics and methodologies for measuring the performance, and transferability of continually pre-trained foundation models in the context of autonomous driving.
- Stay current with the latest advancements in large language models, vision-language models, and continual learning, and translate relevant research into production-ready systems.
Benefits
- Equity
- Health Insurance
- Learning Budget
- Remote Work
Culture
Pay Transparency
Requirements
Required: Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred: PhD in a relevant field
Regions: Us
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About Waymo
Industry: autonomous driving
Size: enterprise
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver, having built the Waymo Driver to power fully autonomous ride-hail services and various vehicle platforms.
View company profile →Compensation
Base salary: $170,000 USD
Equity: equity incentive plan
Bonus: discretionary annual bonus program