2026 Summer Intern, BS/MS, Software Engineering, Commercialization

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the 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 now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver 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.

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

You Will:

• Work on backend infrastructure stability and reliability
• Feature work in applications such as Event Response or vehicle maintenance tracking
• Optimize robotaxi marketplace to balance the supply and demand of Waymo's robotaxi services
• Design and develop backend and infrastructure that supports various ride hailing businesses
• Design and solve problems in vehicle routing, passenger destination suggestions, vehicle dispatch optimization, and ETA prediction

You Have:

• Progress towards BS or MS in Computer Science or related technical field
• Interest in infrastructure work: building internal tools, frameworks, and libraries
• Excellent communication skills - both technically with other engineers, and with non-technical stakeholders
• Excitement about working on self-driving cars!

We Prefer:

• Experience in general distributed systems and backend development
• Experience programming in C++ and/or with writing robust, efficient code

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

The expected hourly rate for this full-time position is listed below. Interns are also eligible to participate in the Company’s generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.Hourly Bachelors Pay$48.08—$48.08 USDThe expected hourly rate for this full-time position is listed below. Interns are also eligible to participate in the Company’s generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.Hourly Masters Pay$50.49—$50.49 USD