2027 Summer Intern: Pipeline & Test Health Engineer

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company on a mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver, The World's Most Experienced Driver, to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo's fully autonomous ride-hail service and can be applied to various vehicle platforms and product use cases. It has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

Waymo's Systems Engineering team blends software and hardware systems in groundbreaking ways. We set high performance standards to ensure our vehicles run smoothly and keep passengers safe, then design and perform tests to validate that performance. We're looking for talented teammates who'll help us maintain strong teamwork and are passionate about driving results.

Waymo interns partner with industry leaders on projects that create impact. We believe learning is a two-way street: applying your knowledge while providing opportunities to expand your skill-set. Interns are an important part of our culture and recruiting pipeline. Join us for a fun and rewarding internship!

You will:

• Ensure release-critical tests execute on time and stay healthy
• Debug and root cause issues in simulation tests, working with the simulation team and systems engineers to understand root causes and potential fixes
• Build automation and infrastructure to alert the team of issues, assist with debugging, and keep track of hundreds of critical simulation tests
• Stand up systems and processes to find issues as early as possible and drive them to resolution

You have:

• Working towards a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or other relevant technical field
• Excellent debugging and coding skills
• Experience debugging complex systems
• Experience coding in Python or C++

We prefer:

• SRE principles: deep understanding of SLOs
• Automation: strong Python/SQL skills for writing glue code, dashboards, automation
• Debugging: ability to isolate the faulty component in a complex, distributed system

Note: This will be a hybrid onsite internship position. We will accept resumes on a rolling basis until the role is filled. To be considered for multiple roles, you will need to apply to each one individually. Please apply to the top 3 roles you are interested in.