Staff Data Scientist: Weather Intelligence for Driving

Waymo; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 251,000 - 310,000; Full time

Job summary

Waymo in San Francisco seeks a senior data scientist to lead weather-related evaluation and modeling for the Waymo Driver. You will build pipelines, assess adverse weather performance, and influence product roadmaps.

Hybrid role reporting to the Data Science Lead for Driving Quality & Scope Expansion, you will mentor junior data scientists and define rigorous evaluation signals used in deployment and scaling decisions.

Qualifications

• Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Mathematics, Physics).
• PhD with 8+ years or 12+ years industry experience solving data science problems.
• Experience with spatio-temporal data modeling.
• Experience as a technical lead.
• Experience in cross-functional teams and championing data-driven culture.
• Expertise in advanced statistical methods; familiarity with ML systems.
• Proficient in Python, R, and/or SQL for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Define and uphold a high bar for measurement rigor in evaluation signals informing deployment and scaling decisions.
• Build pipelines and models integrating weather data sources to enhance weather intelligence and prediction capabilities.
• Measure driver performance in adverse weather conditions and communicate findings to senior stakeholders.
• Develop scalable analysis frameworks supporting multiple climate types domestically and internationally.
• Optimize operational processes for addressing adverse weather across territories.
• Understand Waymo's long-term roadmap and collaborate with product/engineering leads to influence deployment milestones.
• Be an active technical contributor and lead junior data scientists, framing problems and advancing statistical methods.

Skills

Spatio-temporal modeling

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven culture

Advanced statistical methods

Python, R, SQL data analysis

Education

PhD in quantitative field

Degree in Statistics/Mathematics/Physics

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Job description

Waymo in San Francisco seeks a senior data scientist to lead weather-related evaluation and modeling for the Waymo Driver. You will build pipelines, assess adverse weather performance, and influence product roadmaps.

Hybrid role reporting to the Data Science Lead for Driving Quality & Scope Expansion, you will mentor junior data scientists and define rigorous evaluation signals used in deployment and scaling decisions.