Staff Research Scientist, Perception

Posted Jul 22, 2026

WaymoMountain View, CA, USA ; San Francisco, CA, USA ; Kirkland, WA, USA ; New York City, NY, USAfull-timeprincipal

$251,000 USD

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Tech Stack

RustTypeScript

Responsibilities

Use Multimodal LLMs to perform 3D detection.
Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines for Training & Eval to process data from multiple sources.
Design and implement evaluation frameworks for perception models.
Study and analyze different behaviors of this model, such as scaling efficacy, downstream quality implications, model architecture design ablations, etc.
Design and implement Perception Modeling solutions to understand LiDAR/Camera/Radar information from autonomous vehicle sensors.

Benefits

401k
Equity
Health Insurance
Learning Budget
Parental Leave
Remote Work

Culture

Hybrid WorkMission-Driven

Requirements

Required: BS in Computer Science or a similar discipline, or equivalent deep learning experience

Preferred: PhD degree in Computer Science or a similar discipline, or equivalent deep learning research experience

Regions: Us

About Waymo

Industry: autonomous driving

Size: large

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver, operating fully autonomous ride-hail services and driving over 100 million miles on public roads.

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Compensation

Base salary: $251,000 USD

Equity: equity incentive plan

Bonus: discretionary annual bonus program

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