Zoox

Data Scientist – Perception Verification and Validation

Zoox

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Foster City • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $176,000 - $240,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

PythonScalaSparkSQL

About the role

  • Define key performance metrics that will help perception engineers to measure the impact of new features on the perception stack and the end-to-end system behavior
  • Create and maintain datasets used to evaluate the perception stack and end-to-end driving performance.
  • Analyze large scale metric results to identify patterns and insights about perception failure modes. Present results and insights to leadership.
  • Design and implement statistical methods to quantify uncertainty in our performance and validation metrics.

Requirements

  • Master's or PhD degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field
  • Proficient using data query languages (SQL and/or Spark/scala) to quickly build complex yet efficient data queries at scale and using Python to build production-quality code
  • Basic experience with autonomous driving, safety-critical systems, or computer vision systems.
  • Proficient in exploratory data analysis (EDA) and data visualization to understand and present trends and their implications for the business.
  • Background in statistical modeling and analysis; including experience making data-driven decisions that connect point and uncertainty estimates to business impact.
Benefits
  • paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
  • unpaid time off
  • Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
  • Amazon RSUs
  • health insurance
  • long-term care insurance
  • long-term and short-term disability insurance
  • life insurance

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
data query languagesSQLSparkScalaPythonexploratory data analysisdata visualizationstatistical modelingstatistical methodsperformance metrics
Soft skills
analytical skillspresentation skillsdata-driven decision making
Certifications
Master's degreePhD