Research Scientist, AI Foundations VLMs & 3D Vision
Waymo
Waymo is seeking researchers to tackle world understanding challenges using Vision-Language Models (VLMs), 3D reconstruction, and generative modeling on a large scale. You will prototype ideas with Waymo's driving data, scale solutions with engineers, and share findings across Waymo and Alphabet, with potential publications. Required: advanced degree (MS/PhD) in CS/AI/ML, 1–3+ years in related fields, and strong Python/C++ ML software skills with familiarity in JAX/TensorFlow/PyTorch. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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