Data Scientist - Perception Verification & Validation (AI)

TL;DR

Data Scientist (Perception AI): Defining key performance metrics and creating datasets to evaluate the perception stack of an autonomous driving system with an accent on analyzing large-scale metric results and designing statistical methods to quantify performance uncertainty. Focus on identifying perception failure modes, integrating new features, and making data-driven decisions.

Location: Hybrid in Seattle, WA

Salary: $167,000 - $228,000 a year

Company

hirify.global is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market.

What you will do

• Define key performance metrics that will help perception engineers to measure the impact of new features on the perception stack and the 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.
• 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 quickly build complex yet efficient data queries.
• 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 (EDA) and data visualization to understand and present trends.
• Background in statistical modeling and analysis, including making data-driven decisions.

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).
• hirify.global Stock Appreciation Rights and Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
• Health insurance, long-term care, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.
• Work at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design in a fast-moving, highly execution-oriented team.
• Commitment to building a diverse team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.