Senior Data Scientist

Kodiak•San Francisco, CA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology. In 2024, Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense. We are looking for a senior data scientist who excels at data analysis, statistics, data-centric research, reporting, and problem solving with data. They are the expert in all of our data and maximize its utility over time, accelerating our engineering and commercial development. In this role, you will: Systematize the use of data everywhere by working on things problem-by-problem and putting in place the metrics, dashboards, and data interrogation frameworks for an efficient process. Answer questions with data. Answer questions about the data. Facilitate development of our data platform and ensure cleanliness. Create a data view that is clean and metrics are thus reliable on this dataset. Ensure that all trends and conclusions used across the autonomy organization are supported by the data vs. what is simply statistical noise. For example, which release is better? All metrics are correct, the right ones, and yield key insights that support correct conclusions. Visualization allows for broad dissemination and ease of access across the entire team so that everyone is on the same page and drawing the same conclusions. Be the expert in the broad range of data sources. Recognize new trends unfolding in the data in real time.

Requirements

BS, MS or PhD with 4+ years of academic or industry experience in Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research or related quantitative technical fields
4+ yrs experience in applying machine learning, mathematical optimization and other analytic methods to solve practical business problems
Strong understanding of data aggregation and interrogation statistics metrics implementation & underlying mathematical/statistical principles
Experienced with metrics design, dashboard design
Python (willingness to learn C++)
You take ownership and work with the team to deliver exceptional results.
You enjoy working fast and smart, and you are comfortable in the earlier stages of developing metrics from scratch.
You have experience writing clear, concise, and detailed documentation.

Responsibilities

Systematize the use of data everywhere by working on things problem-by-problem and putting in place the metrics, dashboards, and data interrogation frameworks for an efficient process.
Answer questions with data.
Answer questions about the data.
Facilitate development of our data platform and ensure cleanliness.
Create a data view that is clean and metrics are thus reliable on this dataset.
Ensure that all trends and conclusions used across the autonomy organization are supported by the data vs. what is simply statistical noise. For example, which release is better?
All metrics are correct, the right ones, and yield key insights that support correct conclusions.
Visualization allows for broad dissemination and ease of access across the entire team so that everyone is on the same page and drawing the same conclusions.
Be the expert in the broad range of data sources.
Recognize new trends unfolding in the data in real time.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses
Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and MetLife (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)
MetLife Legal Services, Identity & Fraud Protection, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Accident Insurance, & Critical Illness Insurance
Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave policies
Our office is centrally located in Mountain View, CA
Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging
Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance
Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace through Cigna, Calm through Kaiser, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health through Cigna, Rula (mental health navigation)
Fidelity 401(k)
Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)