Senior Software Engineer - Core Data Science
Job Summary
Job Description
The Core Data Science team at Zoox is responsible for a suite of products that deliver actionable insights to on-vehicle software teams. Their scenario search tools are used to analyze event rates at scale, supporting the development and validation of the autonomous driving AI stack. The team also collaborates with Data Science teams to define key driving behavior metrics and guide new feature development, leveraging large-scale data from Zoox's autonomous fleet and simulations. The ideal candidate will have a strong software engineering background with an interest in big data analysis, or be a data engineer/scientist with a good understanding of software engineering principles. This role offers the opportunity to work with a diverse and experienced team, contributing to a growing scope of responsibilities and utilizing a unique dataset within the autonomous vehicle industry.
Must have:
- Extensive experience with large-scale data processing frameworks (Spark or Hadoop preferred)
- Software development experience in a production environment (Scala, Python, or Java preferred)
- Familiarity with any version control system (Git preferred)
- Experience designing metrics and building mechanisms for actionable insights
- Good communication and collaboration skills
Good to have:
- Experience training and deploying ML models for large-scale production
- Basic familiarity with C++
- Experience with geospatial data analysis
- Familiarity with experimentation platforms
- Basic familiarity with autonomous vehicle competencies (perception, localization, prediction, planning, controls)
Perks:
- Paid time off (sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
- Unpaid time off
- Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
- Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- Health insurance
- Long-term care insurance
- Long-term and short-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Sign-on bonus may be offered
13 skills required
Job Details
The Core Data Science team owns a suite of products that provide actionable insights to the on-vehicle software teams. In particular, our scenario search tools are used by teams developing and validating Zoox’s on-vehicle AI stack to estimate and analyze event rates at scale, enabling the launch of an autonomous mobility service. Our team also works closely with dedicated Data Science teams to develop key driving behavior metrics and direct new feature development, using large scale data from our autonomous driving fleet and simulations.
You are a good fit for our team if you are a software engineer with a propensity for big data analysis, or a data engineer / scientist with an understanding of and enthusiasm for sound software engineering practices. You will join a diverse, experienced team with rapidly growing scope and responsibility while also having access to a uniquely valuable data set in the autonomous vehicle industry.
In this role, you will:
- Collaborate with our software and systems engineering teams to build and support core scenario search capabilities for Zoox
- Work alongside our data engineering and data science teams to develop and use robust large scale data solutions
- Identify key areas of investment for our vehicle software teams
- Establish best practices and processes around data-driven decision-making
Qualifications
- Extensive experience with large-scale data processing frameworks, with preference for Spark or Hadoop
- Software development experience in a production environment, with preference for Scala, Python, or Java; or demonstrated experience learning new programming languages
- Familiarity with any version control system, with preference for Git
- Experience designing metrics and building mechanisms that deliver robust, actionable insights
- Good communication and collaboration skills
Bonus Qualifications
- Experience training and deploying ML models to large scale production use cases
- Basic familiarity with C++
- Experience with geospatial data analysis
- Familiarity with or exposure to experimentation platforms
- Basic familiarity with any autonomous vehicle competency, e.g. perception, localization, prediction, planning, or controls
$185,000 - $252,000 a year
Base Salary Range
There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.
Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including 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, and life insurance.
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