What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Scientist for Autonomous Driving position at Waymo?
At Waymo, we're pushing the boundaries of autonomous driving technology to make transportation safer and more accessible. As a Senior Data Scientist, you'll play a critical role in developing evaluation frameworks for autonomous vehicle performance, large-scale ML models, and simulation quality.
Responsibilities
- Develop novel statistical methods to handle unique aspects of AV data, such as rate estimation with rare events and combining real and synthetic data.
- Dervie data-driven conclusions and communicate findings to senior stakeholders.
Requirements
- ~ Degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Mathematics, Physics)
- ~ 5 years of industry experience solving data science problems, or a PhD in a quantitative field and 3 years of industry experience
- ~ Expertise using advanced statistical methods in an applied setting; familiarity with ML systems/models
