Data Scientist

Waymo; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus program

Equity incentive plan

Generous Company benefits

Job summary

Waymo is looking for a Data Scientist to develop evaluation frameworks for autonomous vehicle performance and collaborate on driving quality. Candidates should have a degree in a quantitative field with 3+ years of experience or a PhD. Strong skills in statistical methods and programming languages like Python and SQL are required.

The role offers a competitive salary range of $170,000 to $216,000 USD, along with participation in annual bonus programs and generous benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industry experience solving data science problems or a PhD in a quantitative field.
• Expertise using advanced statistical methods in an applied setting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Python/SQL/R data analysis libraries and packages.

Responsibilities

• Develop evaluation frameworks for autonomous vehicle performance.
• Interpret trends and investigate anomalies in data from simulation.
• Frame and solve ambiguous problems, derive data-driven conclusions.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data interpretation

Python

SQL

Machine learning

Education

Degree in a quantitative field

Tools

R data analysis libraries

Job description

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.

Rigorous performance evaluation of the Waymo Driver is a critical part of scaling our ride hailing service and achieving Waymo’s audacious goals. Waymo data scientists work hand-in-hand with engineering teams at each stage of the software development cycle, employing statistical models and developing metrics and measurement frameworks to ensure that the Waymo Driver meets our strict standards for safety, compliance, and driving and service quality. Autonomous driving presents a new paradigm in data science: in addition to leveraging data collected on-road, we generate our own data using state-of-the-art simulation technology—resulting in denser signals and challenging new problems in estimation and experimental design.

In this hybrid role you will report to a Data Science Manager.

You Will

• Develop evaluation frameworks for autonomous vehicle performance, for large-scale ML models, and for the quality of simulation.
• Develop new metrics, interpret trends, and investigate anomalies in data from simulation and on-road driving.
• Develop novel statistical methods to handle unique aspects of AV data; e.g. rate estimation with rare events, combining real and synthetic data, etc.
• Frame and solve ambiguous problems, derive data-driven conclusions, and communicate findings to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering partners developing the Waymo Driver and Waymo’s simulation software; facilitate deployment readiness decisions for both products.

You Have

• Degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Mathematics, Physics)
• 3+ years of industry experience solving data science problems or a PhD in a quantitative field
• Expertise using advanced statistical methods in an applied setting; familiarity with ML systems/models
• Demonstrated knowledge of Python/SQL/R data analysis libraries and packages

We Prefer

• PhD in a quantitative field
• Experience solving problems related to Autonomous Driving or Ride Hailing
• Experience in adjacent relevant areas like Advanced Machine Learning (Deep Learning and Diffusion models), Traffic Modeling, Safety Evaluation or Prediction

Compensation and Benefits

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

$170,000—$216,000 USD