Data Scientist, Autonomy Metrics for AV Behavior

Zoox; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Stock options (RSUs)

Health insurance

Job summary

Zoox is seeking a Data Scientist to join the Autonomy Integration Metrics team in Foster City, CA. You will partner with behavior engineers and product stakeholders to develop metrics defining how well our system drives.

You will design metrics across diverse geofences, build dashboards, and analyze vast logs to identify regressions, contributing to geofence expansion decisions and clear communication of findings.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in CS, data science, engineering, or related quantitative field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of data science experience focused on metric design and performance evaluation.
• Strong Python proficiency in production environments and standard repo practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement quantitative behavior metrics for AV performance across scenarios.
• Build and maintain data pipelines and dashboards for metrics across geographies and software versions.
• Identify performance gaps by analyzing large-scale vehicle logs and simulation data.
• Define metric thresholds and acceptance criteria to support geofence expansions.
• Communicate findings and metric frameworks to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Python production

Time-series data

Cross-functional collaboration

Metric design

Data analysis

Education

B.S. or M.S. in CS/Data Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

C++

Job description

Zoox is seeking a Data Scientist to join the Autonomy Integration Metrics team in Foster City, CA. You will partner with behavior engineers and product stakeholders to develop metrics defining how well our system drives.

You will design metrics across diverse geofences, build dashboards, and analyze vast logs to identify regressions, contributing to geofence expansion decisions and clear communication of findings.