Senior Data Scientist - Verification & Validation
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OVERVIEW
Zoox is on an ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous vehicle system for cities. We are seeking a Staff Data Scientist to join a verification and validation team that evaluates safety-critical AI systems.
You will join a team of software and data engineers that leverage methods including log data analysis, simulation, and closed-course structured testing. You'll work cross-functionally with AI software, System Design and Mission Assurance, Simulation, Sensors, and other teams to develop, execute, and iterate on validation methods and pipelines. These pipelines evaluate safety-critical systems, are highly visible, and are an important critical path element of launching our service. The ideal candidate brings a hybrid of statistical rigor and engineering mindset to drive clarity from ambiguity, establish new processes, and propel the team forward. This is a deeply technical and hands-on role where you will be expected to be a self-sufficient builder and coder, not just a manager of projects.
IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL
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Design Evaluation Frameworks: Architect statistical methodologies for safety-critical AI systems to form objective, rigorous conclusions about their performance and reliability.
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Conduct Robust Analysis: Deliver validation evidence to support increasingly complex operations and identify potential edge-case failures.
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Inform Strategy: Deliver clear, data-driven insights to development teams to guide system improvement, and to executive leadership to inform milestone-level go/no-go decisions.
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Define Metrics: Drive alignment across engineering teams on performance metrics and data extraction strategies.
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Lead the Lifecycle: Manage all phases of evaluation including prototyping, requirements capture, design, implementation, and validation.
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Scale Pipelines: Partner with engineers to build and maintain scalable data processing and simulation pipelines, applying distributed computing to analyze petabytes of driving data.
QUALIFICATIONS
- MS or PhD in Statistics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, or related quantitative field
- Proficiency in Python and SQL with experience in production-quality code
- Demonstrated expertise in statistical methodologies including hypothesis testing, power analysis, spatiotemporal modeling, Bayesian inference, and multivariate analysis.
- Experience with large-scale data analysis and statistical modeling
- Proficiency with Git, unit testing, and collaborative development practices
BONUS QUALIFICATIONS
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Hands-on experience with production machine learning pipelines: dataset creation, training frameworks, metrics pipelines
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Experience with modern data processing technologies such as Apache Spark, Spark SQL, and Databricks
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Experience with designing metrics and delivering actionable insights that drive business decisions
REQUIREMENTS
Description
- MS or PhD in Statistics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, or related quantitative field
- Proficiency in Python and SQL with experience in production-quality code
- Demonstrated expertise in statistical methodologies including hypothesis testing, power analysis, spatiotemporal modeling, Bayesian inference, and multivariate analysis.
- Experience with large-scale data analysis and statistical modeling
- Proficiency with Git, unit testing, and collaborative development practices Bonus Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with production machine learning pipelines: dataset creation, training frameworks, metrics pipelines
- Experience with modern data processing technologies such as Apache Spark, Spark SQL, and Databricks
- Experience with designing metrics and delivering actionable insights that drive business decisions
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
- How much does the Senior Data Scientist - Verification & Validation at Zoox pay?
- The posting lists a range of $256K–$307K per year. Ranges reflect what Zoox publicly declared on the source posting.
- Where is this Senior Data Scientist - Verification & Validation role based?
- The role is based in Foster City, CA.
- What experience does Zoox expect for this role?
- The posting is tagged as a senior-level role, typically 5+ years of experience. Check the requirements section for specifics.
- Where is Zoox headquartered?
- Zoox is headquartered in Foster City, USA.
- How was this posting sourced?
- This role was pulled directly from Zoox's Lever careers site. Apply links open in the employer's own ATS — no reposts or aggregator middleware.
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