Waymo
Senior Data Scientist, Simulation Capacity Optimization
$213K–$263K
Mountain View, CA, USA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 31, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
Mountain View, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of industry experience solving data science problems, or a PhD in a quantitative field and 3+ years of industry experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Mathematics, Physics) or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Builds data-driven systems to forecast simulation infrastructure demand, optimize resource allocation, and automate capacity planning at Waymo.
What you'll do
- Develop production systems and pipelines for capacity planning, demand management, and quota allocation.
- Build forecasting models and resource optimization algorithms for CPU, GPU, and TPU capacity.
- Create data pipelines and outcome analyses, and collaborate with Simulation, Infrastructure, and Finance teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of industry experience solving data science problems, or a PhD in a quantitative field and 3+ years of industry experience.
- Expertise applying advanced statistical methods and strong quantitative methods, such as optimization, statistical modeling, or time-series analysis.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Python/SQL/R data analysis libraries and packages; familiarity with ML systems/models.
Nice to have
- PhD or Master's degree in a quantitative field.
- Experience in capacity engineering or infrastructure optimization at scale.
Pay
$213,000 — $263,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, SQL, R, CPU, GPU, TPU
AI focus
Familiarity with ML systems/models and ML-driven forecasting and optimization techniques; the role develops forecasting and resource optimization models for infrastructure.
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