# Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Vehicle Interaction & Behavior Policy ML Source: https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-vehicle-interaction-and-behavior-policy-ml-waym-b2ce175d Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Vehicle Interaction & Behavior Policy ML at Waymo, an on-site role based in Mountain View, California, USA. Experience level: 5+ Years. Pay stated in the posting: $213,000 to $263,000. Posted on 31 August 2026, read from Waymo's own careers page (Greenhouse), which RealAnalystJobs re-checks daily and removes the role when it closes. Waymo has approved H-1B petitions on USCIS record (employer-wide, not a promise for this role). Updated 15 November 2026. ## Key facts - Company: [Waymo](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/waymo) - Location: Mountain View, California, USA - Work mode: On-site - Pay stated in the posting: $213,000 to $263,000 - Posted: Aug 31, 2026 - Employment type: Full time - Experience level: 5+ Years - Source: Waymo's careers page (Greenhouse), re-checked daily ## Visa sponsorship The posting does not say. Waymo had H-1B petitions approved for 271 workers in fiscal year 2026 (USCIS). That is history, not a promise for this role. [See the record](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/waymo#h1b-record) ## About this role 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. Role overview: Autonomy MLE role focused on bridging perception and planning to develop and release robust learned driving policies. The primary objective of this role is to train, evaluate, and transition production-ready decision-making models into real-world autonomous navigation systems. In this hybrid role, you will report to the Technical Lead Manager. You will: • Develop, evaluate, and release learned driving policies for complex navigation and yielding scenarios. • Work cross-functionally at the intersection of perception and planning, translating multi-modal perception outputs into robust behavioral actions. • Deploy learned models into closed-loop simulation environments, benchmark against strict safety metrics, and drive the transition of these models into production releases. • Advance the transition from rule-based heuristics to scalable, data-driven learned policies. You have: • 2 - 5+ years experience training and releasing ML models in autonomous driving, robotics, or complex spatial AI. • Hands-on experience working across both perception and planning stacks. Proficiency in learned driving policies (RL / imitation learning), PyTorch / JAX, closed-loop simulator evaluation, and a track record of releasing models to production. • Familiarity with Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models and World Models is a strong plus • Experience using foundation models and AI tools for scenario generation, evaluation analysis, and rapid experimentation. 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 $213,000 - $263,000 USD Description from Waymo's public careers feed, reproduced so you can read the role here. Apply on the company's own site; Real Analyst Jobs never submits anything for you. ## How to apply Open [this role on Real Analyst Jobs](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-vehicle-interaction-and-behavior-policy-ml-waym-b2ce175d) and use Apply now there to reach the employer's application. The listing is re-checked against Waymo's careers page daily and removed when it closes. ## Waymo 4 open analyst roles on Real Analyst Jobs. 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