Data Scientist

Who you are

• We are seeking highly motivated engineers who are passionate about solving complex, real-world problems and building state-of-the-art mapping systems
• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field and 3+ years of experience
• Proficient in Python
• Strong Statistical Foundations: Deep understanding of hypothesis testing, experimental design, regression analysis, non-parametric/resampling methods (e.g., bootstrapping, permutation tests), and time-series analysis handling autocorrelated data
• Experience with large-scale, multi-modal datasets, benchmarking and introspection
• Ability to identify, clean, and process datasets containing high levels of noise or ambiguous classifications
• Experience in computer vision, machine learning algorithms,
• Knowledge of geospatial data and coordinate systems
• Ability to write highly complex, optimized SQL queries for massive distributed databases,
• And Databricks experience
• You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position

What the job involves

• In this role, you will collaborate with a diverse, cross-functional team to design and develop large-scale HD mapping algorithms, workflows, and data pipelines
• Your work will directly impact our ability to efficiently map new cities and continuously update existing maps at scale, playing a critical role in accelerating our autonomous vehicle deployment
• Design and build a high-quality, large-scale mapping dataset and data pipelines for training and evaluating machine learning models
• Design and build tools for model performance benchmarking and introspection
• Collaborate closely with machine learning engineers to define and refine data curation and model training strategies that drive measurable improvements in model accuracy and performance
• Collaborate cross-functionally with a variety of teams working on things such as perception, planning, prediction, simulation, etc

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Affinity groups and sports clubs
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance
• Our crew’s health and happiness is our first priority. We offer comprehensive health and mental health support, a wellbeing program, and unlimited and flexible paid time away
• We invest in our crew—and their families—for the long term. That includes generous family planning support, caregiver support, and strong cash compensation with great equity upside
• We look after our crew when they’re in the office too. Our famous food program is a great example, featuring a daily changing menu of local and sustainable dishes
• There’s a busy calendar of social events at Zoox, with more sports teams than you can count. And, of course, playing with robots is an important part of the job description