# Senior Data Scientist at Zoox

- Company: Zoox
- What the company does: Zoox is a purpose-built autonomous vehicle designed for riders, not drivers. Learn more about the Zoox robotaxi and the future of ride-hailing. Backed by Lux.
- Company website: https://zoox.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Boston, MA
- Work setup: Hybrid
- Pay: $225K to $307K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-28
- Apply by: 2026-12-12
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/zoox/62ba74a7-862e-4561-904b-075f3b4c8a7b?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zoox-senior-data-scientist/

## About the role

Lead the design of metrics and evaluation frameworks for new perception capabilities, partnering with perception engineers early in model development to define what "ready to ship" means and how it connects to end-to-end driving behavior. Drive cross-team validation projects, bringing together perception, systems, safety, and autonomy stakeholders to build consensus on metrics, evaluation datasets, and release criteria. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Master's degree with 7+ years of experience, or PhD with 3+ years of experience, in data science, applied science, or a related quantitative role (Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field)
- Expert proficiency with SQL and/or Spark (PySpark or Scala) and Python, with a track record of building production-quality analyses and pipelines on large-scale (terabyte+) distributed data
- Deep expertise in statistical modeling, inference, and decision making, including uncertainty quantification, and a history of connecting point and uncertainty estimates to high-stakes decisions
- Experience designing metrics and validating ML models, such as computer vision, sensor-based, or perception models, including discovering and measuring failure modes
- Demonstrated track record of leading technical projects across teams, mentoring other data scientists or engineers, and presenting results and recommendations to senior leadership
- Experience with autonomous driving, robotics, or other safety-critical systems, including system-level verification and validation or simulation

Tags: Data Science

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