# 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Product Data Science at Waymo

> United States · Intern · Analytics / Data science · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Awaymo%3A8199365 (read 2026-11-07).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Waymo](https://alderhq.app/companies/waymo)
- Location text: San Francisco, California, United States; San Francisco (US-SFO-MKT555)
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: San Francisco, California, United States; San Francisco (US-SFO-MKT555)")
- Posted: 2026-09-18 (50 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://careers.withwaymo.com/jobs?gh_jid=8199365
- Skills listed (inferred): Python, SQL

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $146k–$146k per year (from the listing's pay field)
- Market band for similar posted roles (SF Bay Area, n 11): p25 $90k, median $119k, p75 $146k
- H-1B filings at this company for similar roles, FY26: 17, median offered wage $205k ([US DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance))
- Licensed UK sponsor: registered as "Waymo UK Ltd" (checked 2026-11-03, [register](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers))

## Description (the employer's text)

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 Masters Pay

$70—$70 USD

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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