Hiring: Staff Research Scientist, Foundation Models Recipes Company: Waymo Location: Mountain View, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 12:21:13 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Deep Learning, LLM, Machine Learning, PyTorch, Reinforcement Learning, TensorFlow About the job Experience: •3+ years of industry or post-doc research experience in Data-centric AI, Reinforcement Learning or Foundation Models Required Skills: •In this hybrid role, you will report to a Senior Director of AI Foundations Qualifications: •PhD or Masters in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a similar technical field; with 3+ years of industry or post-doc research experience in Data-centric AI, Reinforcement Learning or Foundation Models •Demonstration of original contributions to the field through high-impact publications (ArXiv, peer-reviewed conferences like NeurIPS/ICLR/CVPR), technical blog posts, or significant open-source contributions •Proficiency and in-depth knowledge of the inner workings of an ML framework (e.g. Pytorch, JAX, Tensorflow) •Extensive experience working with data and recipes for large scale foundation models •ML infra experience: training, evaluating and deploying ML models at scale •Deep learning experience, especially with generative models, e.g., LLMs/VLMs, and/or reinforcement learning Compensation: •$251,000 - $310,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!