Data Scientist, Robotaxi Performance & Capability
Wayve · Sunnyvale, California USA
Roboticsonsitemid-level$210k–$280k
At a glance
Highlights
- Turn real-world driving data into evidence of driverless Robotaxi readiness.
- Define metrics for the full Robotaxi experience from pickup to recovery.
- Investigate safety-critical interventions and stuck scenarios in the wild.
What they offer
- Meaningful equity sharing in long-term success
- Learning and development budget for training and conferences
- Comprehensive health insurance, dental and wellbeing support
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave and pension
- Relocation support where applicable
Ideal candidate
Analytical systems thinker who loves turning messy real-world driving data into clear evidence, thrives with ambiguity and ownership, and wants to shape safe driverless Robotaxi service.
Requirements
- At least three years of relevant experience in data science, automotive data analysis or related field
- Hands-on with Python, SQL, statistical analysis and tools for exploring and visualising large datasets
- Able to turn ambiguous real-world problems into measurable questions, KPIs and analytical approaches
- Experience analysing complex systems and translating findings into product or engineering improvements
- Understanding of statistical confidence, rare-event analysis, performance distributions and trends
- Comfortable working independently with incomplete data and refining approach as evidence emerges
- Clear communicator with engineering, product and leadership stakeholders
- visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship available where applicable
Lab profile
About Wayve
London-based AI lab building embodied driving intelligence for autonomous vehicles.
What they build
- Wayve Driver embodied AI driving software
- GAIA generative world models for driving
- LINGO language-grounded driving AI
Known for
- End-to-end embodied AI for driving
- Camera-first, mapless autonomy approach
- Large-scale real-world learning and simulation
Key facts
- Founded in 2017
- Headquartered in London, UK
- Backed by SoftBank Group, NVIDIA and Microsoft
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