Waymo

Waymo

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Staff Product Data Scientist, Infrastructure

Posted Aug 5, 2026

Role at a glance

Salary
$230K – $284K/yr
Location
Mountain View, California, United States San Francisco, California, United States
Work arrangement
Hybrid
Employment
Full-time
Experience
Solid background and applied work experience in operations research, optimization, or supply chain
Education
Master's, PhD

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Role Summary

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The Product Data Science team works with Engineering, Product, and Operations to support data-informed decisions across Waymo. This role develops quantitative frameworks and models for acquiring and optimizing infrastructure such as chargers, parking lots, and depots as Waymo expands to larger territories and multiple cities.

What You'll Do

  • Build and maintain data science models to support data-driven infrastructure decisions
  • Design and implement quantitative measurement frameworks to assess infrastructure footprint efficiency and identify areas for improvement
  • Collaborate with cross-functional Supply Operations partners to incorporate business and product context into model-driven decisions

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Qualifications

Solid background and applied work experience in operations research, optimization, or supply chain; master’s degree in a highly quantitative field.

Required

  • Solid background and applied work experience in operations research, optimization, or supply chain
  • Master’s degree in a highly quantitative field, such as Operations Research, Optimization, Supply Chain, or a related discipline

Preferred

  • Ph.D. in Operations Research, Optimization, Supply Chain, or a related quantitative field

Original job description

Content provided by the employer

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. 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 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.

Waymo's Product Data Science team works cross-functionally with Engineering, Product and Operations to help the company make the most informed decisions using data. Our team collaborates on high-impact projects across the company — from driving quality and operational efficiency to market analysis and rider satisfaction scores — we help to safely and efficiently scale the Waymo Driver. We are data-driven, curious, open-minded, and adapt quickly to new information.

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to the Director of Product Data Science.

 

You will:

In order to expand our service to larger territories and to multiple cities, we need quantitative frameworks to acquire the right type of infrastructure (chargers, parking lots, depots) in the right places at the lowest cost, and optimize the efficiency of existing infrastructure. This role is responsible for:

  • Building and maintaining data science models to help make data driven infrastructure decisions
  • Design and implement quantitative measurement frameworks to assess the efficiency of our infra footprint and identify areas for improvement
  • Collaborate with XFN partners on Supply Operations to ensure we consider the relevant business and product context alongside the model output to make the best decisions for Waymo

You have:

  • Solid background and applied work experience in operations research, optimization, or supply chain

  • Master’s degree in a highly quantitative field (e.g., Operations Research, Optimization, Supply Chain, or a related discipline)

We prefer:

  • Ph.D. in Operations Research, Optimization, Supply Chain, or a related quantitative field

 

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process. 

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements. 

Salary Range
$230,000$284,000 USD
Waymo

About the company

Waymo

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Waymo is a leading autonomous driving technology company, originally a part of Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. Established in 2009, Waymo focuses on developing self-driving cars and innovative transportation solutions designed to enhance mobility and safety on the roads. By employing advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, the company aims to revolutionize personal and shared transportation, making it more accessible and efficient. Waymo's efforts contribute significantly to the future of autonomous vehicles and the ongoing shift towards smart transportation systems.