Senior Data Scientist
Waymo · Mountain View, California, USA; San Francisco, California, USA · Mountain View (US-MTV-EMF680) · San Francisco (US-SFO-MKT555)
CHECKED 7H AGO
Roboticsonsitesenior$204k–$259k
At a glance
Highlights
- Develop evaluation frameworks for autonomous vehicle performance at scale.
- Leverage on-road data and state-of-the-art simulation for safety metrics.
- Drive deployment readiness for the Waymo Driver ride-hail service.
What they offer
- Discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Generous Company benefits program
Ideal candidate
A quantitative problem-solver with deep statistical intuition who thrives on ambiguity and wants to shape safe autonomous driving through rigorous evaluation and collaboration with engineering.
Requirements
- Degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, or Physics
- 5+ years of industry experience solving data science problems, or PhD with 3+ years of industry experience
- Expertise using advanced statistical methods in an applied setting and familiarity with ML systems/models
- Demonstrated knowledge of Python, SQL, and R data analysis libraries and packages
- PhD in a quantitative field (preferred)
- Track record of independently driving data science projects to deliver business value (preferred)
- Experience solving Autonomous Driving or Ride Hailing problems (preferred)
- Experience in Advanced ML, Traffic Modeling, Safety Evaluation or Prediction (preferred)
Lab profile
About Waymo
Autonomous driving technology company building the Waymo Driver for fully autonomous ride-hailing.
What they build
- Waymo Driver
- Fully autonomous ride-hail service
Known for
- Large-scale driving simulation
- Simulation realism
- Quantitative evaluations
- Onboard autonomy models
Key facts
- Founded in 2009
- Started as the Google Self-Driving Car Project