Staff ML Engineer, Foundation Models

Waymo · Mountain View

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Company
Waymo
Location
Mountain View
Salary
$251,000 — $310,000
Posted
August 24, 2026

About this job

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to a Director of AI Foundations. You will: Work on connecting large-scale foundation models with production systems. Adapt our foundation models to new sensors, new platforms, and new production requirements. Collaborate extensively with other teams to land foundation models to our next-gen platforms. You have: Experience in building large-scale systems Track record of solving complex system problems Track record of successful deliveries through large-scale collaborations We prefer: Experience in LLM/VLM related foundation models or systems Experience with foundation model post-training The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below.…

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