Staff Data Scientist, Tlm, Driving Quality

Waymo

Mountain View, United States
Base: $238,000—$302,000 usd; bonus/equity: discret...
On-site
Measurement rigor
Evaluation framework adaptation
Cross-functional collaboration
Waymo is seeking a Staff Data Scientist to lead a team focused on evaluating its autonomous driving technology, ensuring compliance with road rules, and enhancing its measurement frameworks. The ideal candidate should possess strong statistical skills, experience in data science leadership, and a background in autonomous driving or ride-hailing solutions

Job Summary

  • Lead a data science team specializing in evaluating the Waymo Driver’s ability to comply with rules of the road.
  • Define and uphold a high bar for measurement rigor, ensuring evaluation signals inform deployment and scaling decisions.
  • Be an active technical contributor and a technical lead/manager, framing and solving ambiguous problems and championing data science excellence.

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Waymo is seeking a Staff Data Scientist to lead a team focused on evaluating its autonomous driving technology, ensuring compliance with road rules, and enhancing its measurement frameworks. The ideal candidate should possess strong statistical skills, experience in data science leadership, and a background in autonomous driving or ride-hailing solutions.

Salary

Base: $238,000—$302,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan; Benefits: generous Company benefits program

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • measurement rigor
  • evaluation framework adaptation
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • technical leadership
  • advanced statistical methods
  • Python, R, and/or SQL

Nice-to-have

  • driving data science projects
  • autonomous driving experience
  • large-scale evaluation frameworks
  • advanced machine learning
  • traffic modeling
  • safety evaluation
  • prediction

Key Requirements

  • Degree in a quantitative field
  • PhD and 5+ years industry experience OR 7+ years industry experience
  • Technical lead and people manager experience
  • Cross-functional team experience
  • Applied advanced statistical methods experience
  • ML systems/models familiarity

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