Waymo
Technical Specialist, ML Data
Mountain View, CA, United States · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$159k-$202kDetected 5 days ago
Machine LearningData AnalysisData EngineeringData VisualizationLLMsStatisticsLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingCritical Thinking
About the role
- The Waymo Driver powers Waymo's fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases.
- The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
- As a Program Manager in this team, you will be the operational backbone of our machine learning initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver-The World's Most Experienced Driver™-to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes.
- The Labeling Data Program Org owns the execution and creation of curated labeled datasets which are critical for training and evaluation of ML models that power the Waymo Driver.
- You will own and drive the complex, cross-functional programs that deliver high-quality data-the lifeblood of our models.
- Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of ML data, from initial mining and curation to labeling policy definition, validation, and model evaluation.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in data analysis, including identifying trends, generating summary statistics, and drawing insights from quantitative and qualitative data.
- Experience with ML Data Flywheel and working understanding of ML development life cycle (e.g., model deployment,model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).
- Strong ability to thrive in a dynamic environment, demonstrating comfort and effectiveness when dealing with ambiguity.
- Strong understanding of driving rules and regulations.
Skills
- Design and implement ML evaluation frameworks.
Compensation
- $159,000 - $202,000 USD
Benefits
- Experience with scripting language, machine learning tools, techniques and systems (including prompt engineering and fine-tuning LLMs ) is a strong plus.
- Demonstrated ability to extract, manipulate, and apply machine learning techniques to high volumes of critical, product-related data.
Company info
- Influence ML data selection strategies (active learning, hard-mining) to ensure we are labeling the most impactful data to maximize ROI from the labeling effort
- Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver.
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