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Staff ML Accelerator Architect

Waymo
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 2/2/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/30/2025

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the 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 One, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over one million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving tens of millions of miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 13 U.S. states.

Waymo's Compute Team is tasked with a critical and exciting mission : We deliver the compute platform responsible for running the fully autonomous vehicle's software stack. To achieve our mission, we architect and create high-performance custom silicon; we develop system-level compute architectures that push the boundaries of performance, power, and latency; and we collaborate closely with many other teammates to ensure we design and optimize hardware and software for maximum performance. We are a multidisciplinary team seeking curious and talented teammates to work on one of the world's highest performance automotive compute platforms.

In this role, you will report to a Hardware Engineering Manager.

You will :

  • Analyze workloads and map them efficiently to hardware, proposing novel HW-friendly implementations and projecting performance
  • Architect, simulate and design amazing machine learning solutions for our autonomous driving technology
  • Work closely with compiler and model developers to influence engineering tradeoffs and future model architectures
  • Build scalable tools for simulator modeling and performance evaluation
  • Interact with cross-functional engineering teams to identify opportunities and requirements

You have :

  • BS degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent, or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years on designing / architecting complex, high performance architectures - CPUs, GPUs and / or ML accelerators - in the industry or through doctoral research
  • 3 years modeling high performance architectures in cycle-aware simulators
  • Strong C programming and algorithmic problem solving skills
  • We prefer :

  • Familiarity with ML model architectures and their compute characteristics (bottlenecks, optimization opportunities)
  • Track record of analyzing workloads and architecting, delivering novel HW SW solutions to vastly improve performance, efficiency
  • Experience with microarchitecture design (SystemVerilog or HLS)
  • LI-Onsite

    The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

    Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

    Salary Range

    226,000 — $286,000 USD

    Salary : $286,000

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