Senior Data Analyst

Aurora•Mountain View, CA

16d•$104,000 - $184,000•Hybrid

About The Position

On the Aurora Data Solutions team, you will join a world-class group whose mission is generating insights and intelligence to improve the Aurora Driver and help accelerate our path towards safe and broad commercialization of Autonomous Vehicle technology. We are looking for an exceptional Data Analyst that can play a key role in accelerating the development of the Aurora Driver by contributing towards the automation, monitoring, and analysis of our development and operational processes. This is an opportunity to leverage vast amounts of data from both online (on-road) and offline (simulation) test modalities to help Aurora achieve its product and commercialization goals.

Requirements

3-4+ years of experience as a Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Data Engineer or similar technical role
Experience taking Data Analytics projects end-to-end: synthesizing business needs, building data pipelines, adhering to high engineering rigor for safety-critical data products, and clearly communicating insights
Able to systematically approach open-ended questions to identify pragmatic data solutions that scale
Advanced knowledge and experience using relational databases (SQL, PostgreSQL, etc.) and familiarity with best practices for Data Engineering
Intermediate knowledge of data analytics infrastructure, including data transformation tools such as DBT and visualization frameworks and tools
Competent in Python, able to write readable code that others can easily interpret and build on
Able to work effectively in a highly cross-functional, fast-moving and high-stakes environment
Proven ability to communicate technical, data-driven analysis to both technical and non-technical audiences across stakeholders, including translating and cascading Executive input into their work

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (MS) in Statistics, Computer Science, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field
Experience with data science workflows such as classification, clustering, etc.
Experience in the Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, or Advanced Transportation spaces
Experience using Amazon Web Services (AWS) tools

Responsibilities

Develop reporting and analytics to optimize the value of the data we collect from our growing truck fleet
Work closely with data scientist teammates and cross-functional Software leadership to help assess and prioritize data sourcing efforts
Partner with Software teams to design and implement metrics and dashboards to accelerate their development processes and help them measure, understand, and improve performance
Collaborate with the larger Data Science & Analytics community to influence Aurora’s tooling ecosystem in support of data analytics work streams