Staff Software Engineer/Data Scientist, Large Model Evaluation

1 hour, 1 minute ago
Full-time
Senior
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 novel metrics and sampling techniques to measure driving trajectories generated by ML models.
  • Design and run simulation strategies to evaluate the performance of generative AI models.
  • Identify edge cases and provide performance insights that inform model development and deployment.
  • Build data pipelines for signal discovery, data labeling, feature extraction, and metric computation from large-scale simulations.
  • Conduct data analysis to diagnose regressions in ML models.
  • Collaborate with engineering and research teams developing large-scale machine learning models.
  • Translate quantitative findings into productionized tools and workflows.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of relevant industry experience in a heavily quantitative software engineering area.
  • Experience navigating complex technical and product landscapes, defining technical strategy, and creating roadmaps.
  • Proficiency in Python or C++.
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals, including design principles, coding best practices, testing methodologies, and version control.
  • Experience building software pipelines for data processing, system evaluation, or metric computation in large-scale systems.
  • Knowledge of AI fundamentals such as transformer architectures and distillation techniques.
  • Experience evaluating the quality of machine learning models.
  • Demonstrated experience taking quantitative findings through to productionized tools.
  • Preferred: experience with simulation systems, robotics, or autonomous vehicles.
  • Preferred: familiarity with modern deep learning frameworks such as JAX or TensorFlow.
  • Preferred: experience leading a team of engineers.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $238,000 to $302,000 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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