Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Prediction & Planning - System Architecture

About Waymo Waymo develops autonomous driving technology with the goal of making transportation safer and more accessible. Originally launched in 2009 as the Google Self-Driving Car Project, Waymo has logged over 100 million autonomous miles and completed more than ten million rider-only trips. The company focuses on building the Waymo Driver to support safe, efficient travel across a range of vehicle platforms. Team Overview: Prediction & Planning - System Architecture The Predictive Planning (PrePlan) team builds machine learning systems that help the Waymo Driver anticipate possible scenarios and plan actions accordingly. By transforming large-scale driving data into robust deep neural networks, the team enables vehicles to navigate complex, real-world environments with confidence. The system architecture group ensures these models work smoothly within Waymo's technology stack. This includes attention to kinematics, interfaces, and data representations. The team works across projects involving data pipelines, model integration, evaluation metrics, and the planner systems that guide autonomous vehicles. Role Details Title: Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Prediction & Planning - System Architecture Location: Mountain View, CA; San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY (hybrid) Reports to: Technical Lead Manager

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the world's most trusted driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, we have focused on developing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—aimed at enhancing mobility access and significantly reducing traffic-related fatalities. The Waymo Driver powers our fully autonomous ride-hail service and is adaptable to various vehicle platforms and use cases. With over ten million rides completed, our technology has autonomously driven more than 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions of miles in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.The Predictive Planning team (PrePlan) is responsible for crafting and implementing cutting-edge machine learning solutions that forecast future scenarios and dictate the Waymo Driver's actions. Our goal is to harness Waymo’s vast driving data to create robust, generalizable, and high-performing deep neural networks, allowing our autonomous vehicles to navigate intricate environments safely and efficiently.In this hybrid role, you will collaborate closely with our PrePlan team under the guidance of a dedicated manager, with the team assignment occurring post-on-site interviews.

About the Role Waymo is looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer focused on Prediction & Planning to join the System Architecture team. This position is based in Mountain View, CA, San Francisco, CA, or New York City, NY. What You Will Do Design and implement advanced machine learning algorithms for autonomous vehicle prediction and planning. Develop systems that improve the safety and efficiency of self-driving technology. Collaborate with engineers and researchers across teams to advance core capabilities in autonomous driving. Impact Your work will help shape the systems that guide Waymo’s vehicles, supporting safer and more reliable autonomous transportation.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the world's most trusted driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, our focus has been on developing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access and save lives currently lost in traffic incidents. With over ten million rider-only trips facilitated by our technology, and more than 100 million miles driven autonomously on public roads, we are transforming transportation across 15+ U.S. states.The Predictive Planning team (PrePlan) is responsible for designing and implementing advanced machine learning solutions that forecast future world states and plan the Waymo Driver’s actions. Our goal is to harness Waymo’s extensive driving data to create robust, adaptable, and efficient deep neural networks that empower our autonomous vehicles to navigate complex environments safely.In this hybrid position, you will collaborate closely with our PrePlan team and be matched with your team after completing onsite interviews.Your Responsibilities Will Include:Developing cutting-edge ML-driven prediction and planning systems to boost the capabilities of our ML driver and facilitate the rapid growth of Waymo’s services.Converting open-ended, real-life challenges into well-defined ML problems, researching and applying state-of-the-art ML techniques, such as foundation models and reinforcement learning, to enhance autonomous vehicle planning and prediction.Collaborating with top-tier researchers, engineers, and product managers to ensure safe and smooth planning behaviors for all road users, aligning with product specifications.Creating and assessing large-scale models, integrating them into Waymo’s production planning software for real-world applications in close cooperation with the Planner and Research teams.

Who We AreNuro is at the forefront of self-driving technology, dedicated to making autonomy accessible for everyone. Founded in 2016, we are developing the most scalable autonomous driving system, merging advanced AI with automotive-grade hardware. Our flagship technology, the Nuro Driver™, is licensed for various applications, including robotaxis, commercial fleets, and personal vehicles. With years of successful deployments, Nuro provides automakers and mobility platforms a clear pathway to commercial-scale autonomous vehicles, paving the way for a safer and more connected future.About the RoleThe Prediction team is tasked with leveraging cutting-edge machine learning techniques to enhance the functionality of the Nuro Driver. As a pivotal member of the Prediction and Smart Agents team, your role will center on developing state-of-the-art models that predict the behavior of surrounding traffic, which are integral to our autonomous systems. These models will be utilized both on-board and off-board in realistic closed-loop simulations.In this position, you will delve into innovative machine learning approaches to address complex challenges in autonomous driving. Your work will involve employing generative sequence modeling techniques to accurately predict intricate, interactive traffic scenarios. This necessitates a deep understanding of the intentions of other road users and their impact on safe driving decisions. You will also explore diverse input modalities, including End-to-End (E2E) strategies, to forecast the behavior of other agents. A crucial aspect of this role is the creation of intelligent, controllable agents to facilitate effective closed-loop training within simulations.If you are driven by the challenge of solving complex problems, leading impactful research, and witnessing your contributions in real-world applications, we invite you to apply!About the WorkDesign and develop scalable, machine learning-based prediction systems to generate multi-modal, realistic, and kinematically feasible trajectories.Engage in pioneering research focused on generative sequence modeling and sequential decision-making, exploring areas such as:Scalable generative sequence modeling techniques.Modeling marginal, conditional, and joint distributions for interactive agents.Transformer-based encoder-decoder frameworks.Large generative models and diffusion techniques.Agent controllability through conditioning, guidance, and various methodologies.Collaborate closely with the Planning team to create realistic and controllable agents that enhance our simulation capabilities.

About Us Gatik is at the forefront of transforming B2B supply chain logistics with our innovative autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) solution. We are committed to ensuring safe and reliable deliveries while enhancing freight movement efficiency by mitigating congestion. Notably, in 2021, we launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial transportation service in collaboration with Walmart. Our Class 3-7 autonomous trucks are operational in key markets such as Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, driving significant advancements in freight transportation. Our proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier™, is expertly designed to facilitate the safe and efficient transport of goods between pick-up and drop-off points on the middle mile. With advanced capabilities for both highway and urban environments, Gatik Carrier™ integrates cutting-edge software and hardware, seamlessly merging into our customers' logistics operations. Position Overview We are seeking experienced Machine Learning engineers specializing in classical and modern machine learning techniques for behavior prediction. The selected candidate will play a pivotal role in architecting, designing, implementing, and delivering a multi-modal prediction system. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record of guiding processes from research and development through to product launch, creating impactful real-world solutions. This role requires on-site work at our Mountain View, CA office, five days a week. Key Responsibilities Develop critical components of the behavior prediction system, focusing on accurately forecasting the movements and actions of surrounding objects to enhance the decision-making capabilities of our autonomous vehicles. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to integrate prediction models into our existing systems. Conduct research to continuously improve prediction accuracy and system performance.

Join our dynamic team at Moveworks as a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your expertise in machine learning and artificial intelligence to develop and enhance agentic systems that transform the way organizations interact with their customers. You will work alongside a talented group of engineers and data scientists to create innovative solutions that improve user experiences.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, striving to become the world’s most reliable driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, our mission has been to develop the Waymo Driver—the world's most experienced driver—to enhance mobility access and save countless lives lost to traffic accidents. The Waymo Driver powers our fully autonomous ride-hail service and can be adapted to various vehicle platforms and product applications. With over ten million rider-only trips and more than 100 million miles driven autonomously on public roads, along with tens of billions of miles simulated across more than 15 U.S. states, we are redefining transportation.The Perception team is dedicated to building systems that learn the spatial-temporal representations and semantic meanings of the environment around the autonomous driving vehicle (ADV). We collaborate closely with downstream teams to optimize and integrate these systems into the Waymo Driver. Our research tackles real-world challenges and involves collaboration with Alphabet’s research teams. With access to millions of miles of diverse driving data from various sensors, our engineers develop methods for efficient and continuous learning from large-scale real-world data, model training at scale, real-world behavior analysis, and optimizing models for both onboard and offboard hardware.In this hybrid role, you will report to a Technical Lead Manager.

Who We Are Nuro is a pioneering self-driving technology company dedicated to making autonomy accessible to everyone. Established in 2016, we are developing the most scalable autonomous driving solution, merging advanced AI with high-performance automotive hardware. Our flagship technology, the Nuro Driver™, is licensed for various applications including robotaxis, commercial fleets, and personal vehicles. With years of proven self-driving deployments, Nuro provides automakers and mobility platforms with a clear trajectory towards commercial-scale AVs, fostering a safer, more connected future. About the Role Join our learned behavior team where we leverage sophisticated machine learning strategies to expedite software advancements. This role involves close collaboration with software teams to identify challenges and implement innovative machine learning approaches to tackle real-world problems. Your work may include self-supervised learning for robust representation, out-of-distribution detection for addressing long-tail issues, refining reinforcement learning methods for motion planning, trajectory prediction, and enhancing model robustness to address uncertainties. If you are passionate about solving complex problems with practical solutions ready for vehicle deployment, we invite you to be a part of our journey! About the Work Develop scalable machine learning systems for planning and predicting safe, feasible trajectories for autonomous vehicles. Investigate generative sequence modeling and sequential decision-making; backgrounds in Embodied AI for robotics, Causal reasoning, Model interpretability, and Joint prediction and planning are advantageous. Address uncertainties arising from interconnected autonomous systems. Collaborate across autonomy teams to create comprehensive solutions for major autonomy challenges by understanding issues, proposing ideas, prioritizing tasks, and developing effective solutions. Implement practical solutions and deploy them on real-world vehicles. About You You possess extensive expertise and experience in one or more of the following areas: M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, or a related discipline. Strong background in sequential decision-making, Imitation Learning, Deep Reinforcement Learning, generative modeling, and more.

Join Waymo as a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer specializing in Depot Automation, where you will play a vital role in transforming the future of transportation through cutting-edge machine learning solutions.Your expertise will drive innovation and efficiency, ensuring our autonomous vehicles operate seamlessly in various environments. Collaborate with a team of passionate engineers and researchers to develop and implement advanced algorithms that enhance our depot operations.

About NewsBreakFounded in 2015, NewsBreak is a pioneering Content Intelligence platform that is redefining the content economy. With a vibrant community of over 40 million monthly active users, our flagship platform offers deeply personalized local news and information, driven by cutting-edge AI technologies, sophisticated recommendation systems, and innovative adtech solutions.Recognized by Fast Company as #32 on the Top Workplaces for Innovators, we take pride in being Great Place to Work® certified. Our dynamic team of technologists, product innovators, and business leaders is dedicated to tackling significant challenges at scale.Having reached unicorn status in 2021, we are steadfast in our commitment to maintaining a high-growth trajectory through the right talent to help us realize our mission: building the infrastructure layer for content intelligence.If you’re motivated to think big, innovate rapidly, and make a meaningful impact, we’d love to connect with you! For more information, visit www.newsbreak.com/aboutAbout the RoleWe are on the lookout for a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to spearhead technical leadership for our recommendation systems and AI initiatives.In this pivotal position, you will set the technical direction for large-scale personalization systems, lead intricate projects across various teams, and champion the integration of AI / LLM technologies in our product capabilities and engineering workflows.This opportunity is perfect for engineers who relish system-level thinking, enjoy mentoring others, and excel at transforming complex, ambiguous challenges into scalable solutions.What You’ll Work OnTechnical Leadership & ArchitectureLead the design of next-generation recommendation system architectures at scale.Drive best practices for model lifecycle management, experimentation, and system reliability.Collaborate with product, infrastructure, and data teams to ensure alignment of technical strategy with business objectives.Advanced Recommendation & AI SystemsOversee complex initiatives encompassing retrieval, ranking, re-ranking, and multi-objective optimization.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the most trusted driver in the world. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has made significant strides in developing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility and save lives lost in traffic accidents. Our technology powers a fully autonomous ride-hailing service and is adaptable across various vehicle platforms and applications. With over ten million rider-only trips and 100 million miles driven autonomously on public roads, our experience is unmatched.As part of the DUE ML Core team, you will play a pivotal role in building and managing scalable machine learning and data systems, refining simulation workflows, and enhancing developer onboarding experiences. This position combines expert human insight with cutting-edge machine learning models to produce training and evaluation data for a multitude of metrics and components integral to the Waymo Driver. We seek passionate researchers and software engineers eager to advance machine learning methodologies for our autonomous vehicle evaluation systems and continuously improve the performance of our technological framework.

Unity Technologies is building an offline machine learning platform to support analytics, experimentation, attribution, and AI-driven decisions across the organization. This platform processes both batch and streaming data at scale, serving as the backbone for product intelligence, machine learning pipelines, and business operations. As data sets grow in size and complexity, the platform enables advanced model training, feature generation, and experimentation workflows that are critical for production ML systems. What you will do Design and enhance Unity's offline machine learning infrastructure to support large-scale needs Develop reliable systems for generating training datasets and managing machine learning workflows Support efficient, distributed model training across teams Collaborate with machine learning engineers and platform teams to ensure pipelines scale with data growth and evolving training requirements Shape processes for dataset preparation, model training, validation, and delivery to distributed systems Maintain high standards for reliability, scalability, and performance of the offline ML platform Requirements This role requires a senior technical leader with experience in large-scale machine learning infrastructure. A successful candidate has a strong background in building and maintaining reliable, scalable, and well-architected ML pipelines. Location This position is based in Mountain View, CA, USA.

Join Moveworks as a Staff Machine Learning Engineer in the Agentic Systems team, where you will play a pivotal role in developing cutting-edge AI solutions to enhance user experiences. Your expertise will contribute to building intelligent systems that leverage machine learning to drive efficiency and innovation.As a key member of our engineering team, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and optimize machine learning algorithms that solve real-world problems. You will have the opportunity to work on exciting projects that push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI.

Coupang is looking for a Staff Machine Learning Engineer in Mountain View to help strengthen its e-commerce platform. This position centers on applying advanced machine learning methods to improve both user experience and internal operations. Role overview The Staff Machine Learning Engineer will work closely with teams across the company to design, build, and launch machine learning models. These efforts aim to solve complex business challenges and support Coupang’s growth. Key responsibilities Develop and implement machine learning models that enhance system performance Collaborate with cross-functional groups to identify and address business needs Contribute to the deployment and ongoing improvement of machine learning solutions Location This role is based in Mountain View, USA.

Waymo is a pioneering autonomous driving technology firm dedicated to becoming the world’s most reliable driver. Originating as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has committed itself to developing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access while aiming to save thousands of lives lost in traffic accidents. The Waymo Driver underpins Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hailing services and can be adapted across various vehicle platforms and applications. With more than ten million rider-only trips completed, it has driven over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions of miles in simulations across 15+ U.S. states.In this hybrid role, you will work closely under the guidance of a Technical Lead in Planner Technology.Your Responsibilities:Analyze driving behavior issues from logs to identify underlying causes.Enhance the performance of cutting-edge machine learning models in the Planner.Build foundational frameworks to further the capabilities of the Waymo Driver.Broaden the influence of machine learning models while maintaining interpretability and behavioral assurances.Contribute to solving some of the most complex driving scenarios.

At Waymo, we are pioneering the future of autonomous driving technology with an unwavering commitment to becoming the world's most trusted driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, our focus has always been on engineering the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access and drastically reduce traffic-related fatalities. The Waymo Driver currently powers our fully autonomous ride-hail service, having completed over ten million rider-only trips and covering more than 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.This role in Software Engineering is crucial as we develop the intelligent systems that allow the Waymo Driver to navigate complex environments, make sound decisions, and ensure safe transportation for our users. We tackle intricate technical challenges in robotics, perception, decision-making, and deep learning, collaborating closely with hardware and systems engineers. If you are a dedicated software engineer or researcher with a passion for Level 4 autonomous driving, we are eager to meet you.In this hybrid role, you will report directly to a Technical Lead Manager.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the world's most trusted driver. Originating as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has developed the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access and save thousands of lives currently lost to traffic accidents. The Waymo Driver operates Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and is adaptable to various vehicle platforms and use cases. With over ten million rider-only trips, our technology has autonomously driven more than 100 million miles on public roads and processed tens of billions of miles in simulation across more than 15 U.S. states.The Waymo ML Frameworks & Efficiency team collaborates closely with Research and Production teams to design and implement models in Perception and Planning, which are essential components of our autonomous driving software. We provide our partners with the most effective frameworks for the entire model development lifecycle and innovative efficiency solutions for model execution, tailored to the unique challenges of machine learning in autonomous driving.We are seeking talented engineers with expertise in ML frameworks or ML systems to enhance computational efficiency in both cloud environments and vehicle systems. You will engage with the entire ML stack, from deep learning model architectures to accelerator runtimes, working alongside ML modeling teams to drive large-scale efficient model training and inference.

Coupang is hiring a Senior Staff II, Machine Learning Engineer (Tech Lead) for the Search team in Mountain View, USA. This position centers on building and enhancing the core technology behind search for one of South Korea’s largest e-commerce platforms. Role overview This role focuses on designing, developing, and refining machine learning systems that directly impact how millions of people shop online. As a technical lead, expect to work on projects that shape the search experience and improve the accuracy and speed of results for Coupang’s customers. Team and culture Coupang encourages teams to launch new initiatives and solve complex problems. Employees regularly see the results of their work, both in personal growth and in the company’s progress. The culture blends the drive of a startup with the stability and resources of a global public company. What makes this role unique Work on technology that influences how millions shop online. Join a team that prioritizes innovation and ongoing improvement. Contribute to a company known for transforming e-commerce in South Korea. Experience the energy of a startup with the support of a global organization. This is a chance to help define the future of commerce as part of Coupang’s technology-driven Search team.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the world’s most trusted driver. Originating as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has tirelessly developed the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access and save lives lost to traffic accidents. The Waymo Driver powers our fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and its technology can be adapted to a variety of vehicle platforms and applications. With over ten million rider-only trips and extensive experience driving over 100 million miles on public roads, alongside tens of billions of miles in simulation across more than 15 U.S. states, our capabilities are unparalleled.The Perception team is integral to Waymo, developing the advanced technology that enables the Waymo Driver to accurately perceive its surroundings, make timely decisions, and ensure safe transportation for passengers. We are engaged in cutting-edge research that addresses tangible challenges and fosters collaboration with research teams at Alphabet. With access to vast amounts of driving data from diverse sensors, we empower machine learning practitioners to create multi-modal models and techniques on a grand scale.In this hybrid role, you will report directly to the Director of Engineering.