Senior Software Engineer, Data Science

Mission Summary:

The Metrics Engine team oversees the extraction of data to evaluate the behavior of our av-stack, all the way from devising the metric formulation based on traffic laws, ethics and safety, to extracting the information necessary to compute these metrics from the logs. Beyond evaluating system-level behavior, we also derive metrics to evaluate subsystems that collectively participate to AV system behavior.

As we are outputting a growing amount of metrics at various stages of the development process, our team is looking for a Senior Engineer to analyze the progression of our av-stack performance with respect to those metrics, and surface key trends. This person will get to make reports and recommendations that are of direct interest to many different teams across the organization, including leadership.

The Motional Las Vegas office is located less than 10 miles from the Las Vegas strip at 730 E Pilot Road, the Las Vegas office is home to one of the largest fleets of self-driving vehicles. The city’s grid system of roads and being one of America’s “smart cities” allows for extensive research and development testing.

What you’ll be doing:

• Analyze the output of our metric evaluator to provide high-level insights on the progress of our stack
• Communicate with the Testing, Operations, and Autonomy teams to understand their day-to-day analysis needs
• Provide recommendations on how to design experiments to get a stronger signal from the metrics
• Question the results of certain metrics, dig into their formulations and contribute to improving them regularly

What we’re looking for:

• Strong Python coding experience
• MSc in Statistics, Math, Physics, Computer Science or equivalent + 3 years of experience in data science in a tech-heavy industry 
• Python/Julia experience in statistical analysis
• Commitment to rigorous analysis - if assumptions need to be made to infer results, they should be spelled out
• Ability to communicate clearly to non-domain experts about potentially complex behaviors
• An interest in contributing to the metric formulation and implementation

Bonus points:

• Experience in evaluating human or autonomous driving behavior
• Experience in robotics 

 

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. 

Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

Salary Range$159,000—$207,000 USD

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.

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