# Senior Data Scientist, Simulation Capacity Optimization at Waymo

- Company: Waymo
- What the company does: Waymo—formerly the Google self-driving car project—makes it safe and easy for people & things to get around with autonomous vehicles. Take a ride now. Backed by Bessemer, Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://waymo.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Mountain View, CA, USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-31
- Apply by: 2026-10-19
- Apply: https://careers.withwaymo.com/jobs?gh_jid=8163689&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/waymo-senior-data-scientist-simulation-capacity-optimization/

## About the role

We are establishing a new team called CORPIO (SimEval Capacity Operations, Resource Planning, Infrastructure Optimization). This team is tasked with building a critical capability for Waymo: data-driven, strategic capacity planning and resource optimization. We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to bridge the gap between sophisticated mathematical modeling and production-scale infrastructure automation. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Mathematics, Physics) 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 using advanced statistical methods in an applied setting, familiarity with ML systems/models
- Strong background in quantitative methods, such as optimization, statistical modeling, or time-series analysis
- Demonstrated knowledge of Python/SQL/R data analysis libraries and packages

Tags: Simulation (7XW)

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