Senior Product Data Scientist, In Car Experience & Territory Expansion

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.

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to the Manager of Product Data Science.

You will:

• Develop a deep understanding of how users experience and interact with Waymo as they ride, leveraging qualitative feedback to develop quantitative methods for understanding and improving features
• Run experimentation to measure the effectiveness of in-car features on things like user feedback & retention
• Identify gaps for potential improvements & new product features
• Collaborate with Eng to develop robust data foundations for measuring new feature performance
• Collaborate with Product & Eng on the development of future Waymo platforms & vehicles
• Build and maintain ML framework for forecasting realistic ride hailing services in new territories

You have:

• Coding skills (Python & SQL)
• Experience with A/B testing & Product Development
• Experience implementing ML algorithms (e.g. XGBoost, Random Forest, DNNs)
• At least 3 years of industry experience
• Strong Communication and Stakeholder & Management skills
• Intuition for when to be scrappy and when to be vigorous

We prefer:

• Background in geospatial data science
• Experience with physical product development
• SF Bay Area based (you'll need to spend a lot of time riding Waymos)