Waymo · 9 hours ago
2026 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Perception, Optimization
Mountain View, CA
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
$70/hr - $70/hr
Start in 2026 SummerWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The internship role involves designing and implementing CUDA C++ kernels, conducting performance profiling, and prototyping novel approaches for workload acceleration.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Design and implement CUDA C++ kernels for tasks such as graph processing, tree traversal, and raw sensor data preparation
Conduct performance profiling of existing critical path workloads to identify bottlenecks and propose improvements
Prototype and evaluate novel approaches for accelerating existing CPU workloads to GPU
Qualification
Required
Currently enrolled in a Master's or PhD program focused on High-Performance Computing, GPU Architecture, Systems, or a related field
Strong understanding of CUDA C++ and parallel algorithm design
Experience with performance with CPU/GPU profiling tools like Nsight Compute, pprof, and Perfetto
Preferred
Prior experience in GPGPU optimization
Experience with hardware-software co-design
Knowledge of GPU microarchitecture
Benefits
Generous benefits programs
Company
Waymo
Waymo is a mobility technology company that improves transportation by developing self-driving solutions for travelers and daily commuters. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
Founded in 2009
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (231)
2024 (175)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$27.1BKey Investors
Alphabet,Dragoneer Investment Group,DST Global,Sequoia CapitalAlphabetFidelity,Perry Creek Capital,T. Rowe Price
2026-02-02Series D· $16B
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
Leadership Team
Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Annabel Chang
Director of U.S. State and Local Public Policy and Political Campaigns
Recent News
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