Senior Software Engineer: Sampling & Evaluation Pipelines

Waymo; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 204,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus program

Equity incentive plan

Generous company benefits

Job summary

A leading autonomous technology company based in California seeks an experienced engineer to develop importance sampling techniques for evaluation pipelines. You will collaborate with teams to optimize objectives and drive data-driven decisions. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in navigating complex codebases with strong proficiency in C++, Python, and SQL. A BS or PhD in a quantitative field is preferred, along with skills in statistical analysis and building data processing pipelines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience navigating a large code base.
• Experience with statistical analyses.
• Proven track record of building data processing pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop importance sampling techniques for evaluation pipelines.
• Find signals in logs to efficiently discover rare events.
• Collaborate with engineers and data scientists to deliver evaluation products.

Skills

Fluency with probability and statistics

Strong self-motivation

Navigating large codebases

Statistical analyses

Building data processing pipelines

Education

BS in Computer Science, Robotics, Statistics, Physics, Math or another quantitative area

PhD in a quantitative field

Tools

C++

Python

SQL

Job description

A leading autonomous technology company based in California seeks an experienced engineer to develop importance sampling techniques for evaluation pipelines. You will collaborate with teams to optimize objectives and drive data-driven decisions. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in navigating complex codebases with strong proficiency in C++, Python, and SQL. A BS or PhD in a quantitative field is preferred, along with skills in statistical analysis and building data processing pipelines.