Drimva

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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