Senior Product Data Scientist

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo One, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over one million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving tens of millions of miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 13+ U.S. states.

Waymo's Product Data Science team works cross-functionally with Engineering, Product and Operations to help the company make the most informed decisions using data. Our team collaborates on high-impact projects across the company — from driving quality and operational efficiency to market analysis and rider satisfaction scores — we help to safely and efficiently scale the Waymo Driver. We are data-driven, curious, open-minded, and adapt quickly to new information.

In this hybrid role, you will be reporting to a Product Data Scientist Lead.

You will:

• Partner with Data Science, Engineering, Product and Operations teams to develop the fleet scheduling and orchestration models for Waymo
• Build sophisticated Optimization models to decide when to launch and recharge vehicles, match vehicles to depots, and control traffic within the depots
• Build Machine Learning models to predict the future state of the fleet
• Use Statistics and Data Analytics to determine the performance of the model
• Present on a regular basis to Waymo leadership

You have:

• Experience with Optimization modeling and implementation using solver packages (e.g. CP-SAT, CPLEX, Gurobi, etc.)
• Coding skills (Advanced Python and SQL)
• Statistics and Machine Learning knowledge
• Ability to structure and solve ambiguous problems
• Demonstrated experience communicating and collaborating with different stakeholders and senior leadership
• At least 4+ years of relevant experience

We prefer:

• Experience with experimentation
• Experience at another Ride hailing or Marketplace company
• Experience with fleet management systems
• Experience with autonomous traffic management systems

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process. 

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.