Senior Staff Data Scientist, Perception

Posted

WaymoMountain View, CA USAfull-timeprincipal

$298,000 USD

Tech Stack

Responsibilities

  • Define and own the overarching vision and multi-year strategy for determining the size, composition, and collection methods for datasets used in Perception model training and evaluation.
  • Drive the design and organizational adoption of frameworks to estimate data needs based on model performance, scaling laws, generalization goals, and a deep understanding of the diversity in new geographies.
  • Define and refine strategies for Perception evaluation datasets, ensuring they provide sufficient coverage and statistical power to measure progress and de-risk new deployments.
  • Collaborate closely with Perception engineers, ML researchers, the Labeling organization, and Operations teams to translate strategic recommendations into actionable labeling plans.
  • Establish and champion data-driven best practices for dataset design and data quality within the Perception organization, driving operational maturity.

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Health Insurance
  • Learning Budget
  • Remote Work

Culture

Cross-Functional TeamsData-Driven

Requirements

Required: BS/MS in Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field, or PhD
Regions: Us

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About Waymo
Industry: autonomous driving
Size: large

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver, operating fully autonomous ride-hail services and driving over 100 million miles on public roads.

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Compensation
Base salary: $298,000 USD
Equity: equity incentive plan
Bonus: discretionary annual bonus program