Staff Data Scientist
Core
Partner with engineering teams to develop actionable insights guiding improvements to the Wayve AI Driver using experimental and observational analyses of real and simulated driving.
Role type
Staff Data Scientist (Autonomous Driving)
Builds
The Wayve AI Driver (end-to-end AI for autonomous mobility)
Domain
Autonomous Vehicles / Embodied AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
SQL, experimental design (A/B testing), statistical hypothesis testing, Python (pandas, sklearn, statsmodels, scipy), data visualization, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Machine Learning (PyTorch), causal inference/econometrics, Bayesian methodologies, distributed computing (Spark, Hadoop), startup experience
Technologies
Python, pandas, sklearn, statsmodels, scipy, PyTorch, Spark, Hadoop
Responsibilities
Formulate and iterate performance metrics to guide engineering progress; Design experiments and targeted off-road measurements; Investigate model training/inference bottlenecks and validate hypotheses for improvements
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence