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Staff Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer (Simulation)

Waymo·London, United Kingdom·Hybrid·Full-time
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Posted
7 June 2026
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Type
Full-time
Arrangement
Hybrid
United Kingdom
Deadline
7 July 2026
closed
compensation · disclosed
£155,000 — £163,000
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Summary

the pitch

Join Waymo, a leader in autonomous driving technology. As a Staff Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer, you will lead the development of advanced AI/ML infrastructure for multi-billion parameter foundation models. You will collaborate closely with core teams in London and Oxford, provide technical leadership on large-scale ML model architectures, design and scale large distributed systems, and mentor junior engineers. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, competitive compensation, and a hybrid work model.

Role

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  • BS in Computer Science, Robotics, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in machine learning infrastructure such as developing, scaling, training, deploying, and optimizing large-scale machine learning systems from data to model
  • Practical familiarity in Autonomous Driving, Simulations, and ML accelerators is a huge plus
  • Deep understanding of state-of-the-art machine learning models such as auto-regressive transformers and familiarity with custom-kernels for diverse h/w compute based efficiency
  • Strong expertise in distributed training techniques, including gradient sharding and optimization strategies for scaling large models across ML accelerator profiling tools to uncover performance bottlenecks
  • MS in Computer Science, Robotics, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
  • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in machine learning infrastructure such as developing, designing, scaling, training, deploying, and optimizing large-scale machine learning systems from data to model
  • Solid experience in the development and optimization of machine learning infrastructure tools like DeepSpeed, PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar frameworks

Key responsibilities

  • Lead the development of advanced AI/ML infrastructure for multi-billion parameter foundation models in ML accelerator-friendly simulations.
  • Design and scale large distributed systems covering the ML lifecycle, supporting planet-scale dataset generation and model training.
  • Provide deep technical leadership on large-scale ML model architectures, especially for autonomous vehicle models, and mentor junior engineers.