Data Scientist (AI)

TL;DR

Data Scientist (AI/Perception): Verifying and validating the perception stack of an autonomous driving system with an accent on developing datasets and metrics to quantify performance. Focus on analyzing large-scale metric results to identify failure modes and designing statistical methods to quantify uncertainty.

Location: Hybrid role based in Foster City, CA.

Salary: $176,000 - $240,000 a year (base salary)

Company

hirify.global is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market, aiming to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments.

What you will do

• Define key performance metrics to measure the impact of new features on the perception stack and end-to-end system behavior.
• Create and maintain datasets used to evaluate the perception stack and end-to-end driving performance.
• Analyze large-scale metric results to identify patterns and insights about perception failure modes and present findings to leadership.
• Design and implement statistical methods to quantify uncertainty in performance and validation metrics.

Requirements

• Master's or PhD degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proficient using data query languages (SQL and/or Spark/Scala) to build complex and efficient data queries at scale.
• Proficient using Python to build production-quality code.
• Basic experience with autonomous driving, safety-critical systems, or computer vision systems.
• Proficient in exploratory data analysis and data visualization to understand and present trends.
• Background in statistical modeling and analysis, including connecting point and uncertainty estimates to business impact.

Nice to have

• Skilled at using AI tools to improve development efficiency and quality.
• Experience with experiment design and statistical comparisons (A/B testing, parametric/non-parametric statistics).
• Experience analyzing geospatial data.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off (sick leave, vacation, bereavement), health insurance, and disability insurance.
• hirify.global Stock Appreciation Rights and Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
• Opportunity to work with a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design.
• Commitment to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.