# Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Marketplace ML Platform

Source: https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-machine-learning-engineer-marketplace-ml-platform-waymo-969b23b0
Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Marketplace ML Platform 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 12 May 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: May 12, 2026
- Employment type: Full time
- Experience level: 5+ Years
- Source: Waymo's careers page (Greenhouse), re-checked daily

Skills: [Python](https://realanalystjobs.com/skills/python)

## 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.

The Marketplace team builds the core decision systems that keep Waymo running smoothly. They design the algorithms that match riders to vehicles, optimize routing, balance supply and demand, forecast rider demand, and power dynamic pricing. Their work ensures the fleet stays efficient, riders get fast pickups, and the AV network operates safely and profitably across cities.

The Platform team is part of the Marketplace engineering: we provide specialized business platforms supporting Marketplace ML and Optimization products. We own and host core ML models used throughout the Marketplace; we automate all parts of the model life cycle, such as feature engineering, training workflows and inference services; we are working on next-generation Marketplace Simulation system capable to run high-fidelity virtual experiments; we also streamline diverse Marketplace Experimentation practices with the goal of providing unified user-friendly Experimentation platform.

You will:

• Implement and scale the core economic engine for Waymo's ride-hailing commercial services.

• Develop high-level infrastructure code for automatically training and deploying sophisticated optimization and prediction ML models to make real-time decisions for pricing, matching, and positioning.

You have:

• BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

• 5+ years of experience programming in backend coding languages such as Java or C++.

• Experience in building backend platforms supporting multiple product use-cases/services.

• Prior Machine Learning Engineering experience in Python using mature ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch or Keras.

We prefer:

• MS in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.

• Experience building and deploying ML / Optimization models into production environments.

• Experience developing ML data pipelines and ML workflow automation code on top of a mature ML infra.

• Experience working at another Ride hailing or Marketplace company.

• Coursework background in ML and Optimization.

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

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## How to apply

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