Data Science Manager, Cruise
Safety Metrics
$171.4-252k
Self-driving vehicles
Open for applications
Self-driving vehicles
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$171.4-252k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a better world by deploying driverless cars at scale.
Role
Who you are
- This is a great opportunity to lead a strong team working on some of the most interesting and challenging data problems in this industry
- We're looking for a strategic people leader who is passionate about the AV Industry, has a track record of discovering insights from massive data, and works to discover and address customer needs through their output
- Master's or higher degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience managing multiple, high output teams in Data Science and Analytics
- 5+ years experience in ML or Data Science working on metrics, experimentation, and analytics as an IC or as a manager. Including advanced proficiency in Python and SQL
- Creative, resourceful, and enthusiastic about seeking new solutions to problems and opportunities
- Comfort with ambiguity and a self-starter with a bias for action
- A track record of leading multi-functional initiatives
- Experience in advising leadership at the director, VP and CTO level on Data driven decision making
Desirable
- Experience designing, training, and critically analyzing ML models for big data
- Experience deploying feature and model pipelines at scale, and monitoring model performance
- Advanced statistics knowledge
- Experience in AV or Automotive industry
What the job involves
- At Cruise, the AV Performance Data Science group uses metrics and experimentation to close the loop between software development and real-world performance
- We analyze thousands of miles of driving every day to provide trustworthy estimates of the safety and comfort of the rider experience
- We attribute failures on the road to functional areas and software components so engineers can focus on the highest-impact solutions
- And we evaluate the results of integration tests to predict how the solutions will perform on the road before investing in expensive on-road tests
- As a Senior Data Science Manager on this team, you will work directly with an array of stakeholders, including executive leadership, Safety & Systems partners, Autonomous Vehicle (AV) engineers, product managers, and operations teams
- Growing and developing a team of data scientists and analysts with diverse technical backgrounds
- Setting the safety metrics strategy for Cruise for both simulation and on-road driving
- Improving a suite of machine learning models and metrics to measure safety performance in simulation and on-road
- Driving Data Science standard methodologies both within your team, and fostering a healthy and collaborative culture
- Serve as an embodiment of our Cruise values
Application process
- No Application Deadline
Our take
The taxi industry has seen dramatic changes through mobile vehicle-hailing apps such as Uber, but these services focus simply on ease-of-access to regular taxi services. The automotive industry has seen a vast range of innovations in recent years such as electric cars and self-driving capability, features that are currently not found in existing services.
Cruise brings self-driving autonomy and electric cars together into a taxi-hailing mobile application. In addition to these innovations, the service focuses on efficiency through ride-sharing as opposed to each ride providing a single trip. Whilst other taxi-hailing services will inevitably turn to electric self-driving vehicles, Cruise shows potential to stand out through its AI-fuelled focus on carpooling and fleet efficiency.
Cruise, which has been acquired by General Motors, has received an inordinate amount of funding, including from Honda and Microsoft, with Softbank investing over $2B to scale its technology. A sum of this came after Cruise launched a limited driverless robotaxi service to the public in San Francisco. However, the company is now facing lawsuits from the city to limit its operations there after a series of accidents involving Cruise's vehicles.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Jun 2024
$850m
LATE VC
Feb 2022
$1.3bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $9.1bn
Company benefits
- Medical / dental / vision, AD+D and life insurance
- Subsidized mental health benefits
- One Medical membership
- Flexible Spending Account
- Monthly wellness stipend
- 401(k) match
- Paid time off: vacation, sick, public health emergency, jury duty, bereavement and company holidays
- Paid parental, family care and medical leave
- Family care benefits: fertility benefits, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (subsidized by Cruise)
- Non-remote employees: Pre-tax Commuter Benefit Plan, healthy meals and snacks
- CruiseFlex - a working policy for US-Based Cruisers that lets you and your manager find what working style is best for you, whether it’s primarily in-person, primarily at home or a combination of home and in-office time
Company values
- Stay safe
- Stay focused
- Own it
- Seek truth
- Work together
- Be humble
- Be a customer
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Craig Glidden
(CEO (Not Founder))Is also currently the Executive Vice President of General Motors in its Legal wing.
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