Data Scientist Intern, Nuro

Salary not provided

For this position, the reasonably expected pay range is between $11,500 and $14,000/month

SQL

Python

Looker

San Francisco Bay Area

4+ days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)

Autonomous delivery vehicle manufacturer

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Autonomous delivery vehicle manufacturer

1001+ employees

B2BLogisticsRoboticsElectric VehiclesComputer VisionAutomationDelivery

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

For this position, the reasonably expected pay range is between $11,500 and $14,000/month

SQL

Python

Looker

San Francisco Bay Area

4+ days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)

1001+ employees

B2BLogisticsRoboticsElectric VehiclesComputer VisionAutomationDelivery

Company mission

To better everyday life through robotics.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

You are a current BS, MS, or PhD candidate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Operation Research or a related field
Hands-on experience with standard statistical methods such as linear and logistic regression, SVM, confidence intervals, and significance testing, along with expertise in causal inference analysis
Expertise in writing custom SQL and experience with database design
Knowledge of a scripting language (R or python) to manipulate and analyze data and develop statistical models
Sound statistical inference skills, with the ability to communicate uncertainty appropriately to engineering and business stakeholders
Experience designing metrics and building mechanisms to fuel business insights
Experience on data visualization tools such as Looker
Excellent communication skills

What the job involves

The Data Science team at Nuro is a centralized team and contributes advanced analytics and modeling expertise to enhance the development and operational performance of autonomous vehicle systems
As a Data Scientist intern, you will define key metrics, perform deep-dive analyses, and develop machine learning and statistical models to optimize autonomy systems performance and software deployment
You’ll own the full model lifecycle, from problem definition to productionization, and create model and visualization to monitor the model and software performance and deliver actionable insights
By fostering data-driven decision-making across the organization, you’ll play a pivotal role in enabling real-world autonomous vehicle operations
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to collect information and work on defining metrics
Perform deep-dive analysis that informs how we manage and deploy our fleet of autonomous vehicles
Design and build machine learning and statistical models that will take Nuro from vehicle testing to operating a service
Own all stages of model development: problem definition, assessment of data quality, mathematical research, productionization, documentation, and ongoing customer support
Develop and maintain visualization dashboards to monitor and analyze operational performance metrics, providing actionable insights,
Evangelize data-driven decision-making through the organization
Build out the team AI strategy with team leads into functional code, configurations, minimum viable products (MVPs) of internal AI tools based on pre-defined architectural guidelines (e.g., setting up the specific CI/CD pipelines, or writing the exact API integrations required)

Our take

Nuro offers custom-built autonomous vehicles for the delivery of physical goods, rather than people. Its vehicles have a distinctive, futuristic, design that has not only made the vehicles noticeable from a marketing point of view, but, has also made its vehicles stand out to other road users, improving safety.

Nuro is an exciting addition to the autonomous vehicle landscape. Without a passenger inside the vehicle, it has been able to sidestep some of the safety issues that have plagued other autonomous vehicle brands. Additionally, the company has landed several high-profile partners, including Uber, Walmart, Chipotle, and Kroger.

With home deliveries at an all-time high, many companies are looking for ways to get goods to customers’ homes as fast as possible. Low-cost, efficient services such as Nuro's offering are becoming increasingly attractive. Following Series E funding in 2025, the company is focusing on growing new commercial partnerships and scaling its technology.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

-29% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.2)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Apr 2025

$203m

SERIES E

Nov 2021

$600m

SERIES D

Total funding: $2.3bn

Company benefits

Free Caltrain pass and commuter benefits
Company stock options
Work from home opportunities
Health insurance

Company HQ

Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA

Leadership

Jiajun Zhu

(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)

After an MA in Computer Science at the University of Virginia, Jiajun worked as Principal Software Engineer at Google for over 8 years. He left this role in August 2016 to co-found Nuro with Dave.

Dave Ferguson

(Co-Founder)

Experienced Robotics Engineer with stints at Google (Computer Vision and Machine Learning Lead) and Intel (Senior Research Scientist). PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University.

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