Software Engineer, Statistical Evaluation and Sampling

1 hour, 48 minutes ago
Full-time
Junior
Software Development

Waymo

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company building the Waymo Driver and operating Waymo One, its fully autonomous ride-hailing service.

Autonomous vehicles, robotics, AI, ride-hailing / mobility tech
Founded 2009
$21600M raised

Description

  • Develop importance sampling techniques to improve evaluation pipelines with fewer resources.
  • Identify signals in logs and simulations that help discover rare and important events more efficiently.
  • Build systems that optimize multiple objectives under resource constraints.
  • Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, statisticians, and leadership to deliver evaluation products and support data-driven decisions.
  • Champion code quality and best practices in a large, complex code base.

Requirements

  • BS in Computer Science, Robotics, Statistics, Physics, Math, or another quantitative field.
  • Fluency with probability and statistics.
  • Strong self-motivation to navigate complex systems and complete open-ended problems.
  • 2-3 years of experience working in a large code base with multiple languages such as C++, Python, and SQL.
  • 2-3 years of experience performing statistical analyses.
  • 2-3 years of experience building data processing pipelines.
  • 2-3 years of experience writing, reviewing, and merging code following industry standards for code health and maintainability.
  • Experience programming in C++ preferred.
  • Experience developing and evaluating sampling methods preferred.
  • Experience designing, training, evaluating, and applying ML models preferred.
  • Experience working in the AV industry preferred.
  • PhD in a quantitative field preferred.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $170,000 to $216,000 USD.
  • Eligibility for Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program.
  • Eligibility for Waymo’s equity incentive plan.
  • Access to Waymo’s generous company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

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