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2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Product Data Science

WaymoSoftware
Pay
$85/hour
Work mode
On-site
Internship
Education
Master's or PhD

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What you need

  • Currently enrolled in PhD program
  • Causal inference/econometrics expertise
  • Predictive modeling experience
  • Python and SQL proficiency
  • Preferred: causal ML (Double ML)

What you'll do

  • Improve causal predictive pricing models with feature granularity
  • Enhance time series estimation for pricing models
  • Quantify loss from pricing model mispredictions

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.

Waymo’s Product Data Science team works cross-functionally with Engineering, Product and Operations to help the company make the most informed decisions using data. Our team collaborates on high-impact projects across the company — from driving quality and operational efficiency to market analysis and rider satisfaction scores — we help to safely and efficiently scale the Waymo Driver. We are data-driven, curious, open-minded, and adapt quickly to new information.

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:

  • Improve causal, predictive pricing models through additional feature granularity, properly regularized 
  • Improve pricing models through enhanced time series estimation 
  • Improve the quantification of loss resulting from pricing model mispredictions 

You have:

  • Currently enrolled in a PhD program
  • Causal inference and/or econometrics expertise
  • Predictive modeling experience
  • Experience in Python and SQL

We prefer:

  • Working with Causal Machine Learning approaches (e.g. Double Machine Learning)
  • Previous experience at ride-hailing or marketplace companies

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 PhD Pay
$85$85 USD

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About Waymo

Waymo, an Alphabet company, is the world leader in autonomous driving technology. Their Waymo Driver powers fully autonomous ride-hailing services in multiple US cities, having completed millions of driverless trips. Formerly the Google Self-Driving Car Project.

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