Maria Jahja is a Staff Scientist in Seattle with a decade of experience applying statistics and machine learning to real-world autonomy problems, currently leading research efforts at Latitude AI. With a PhD and Master's from Carnegie Mellon and a BS in Statistics & Economics from NC State, she bridges rigorous academic training and production-focused engineering from internships to senior roles at Argo AI and Google. Her work spans research, software engineering, and applied data science in autonomous systems, with a track record of progressing from intern roles to technical leadership. Colleagues describe her as someone who translates complex probabilistic models into deployable systems, and she often brings cross-disciplinary insights from medical and industry research experiences. She quietly combines deep theoretical expertise with hands-on implementation discipline, making her effective at moving projects from prototype to robust deployment.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Statistics & Economics, Bachelor of Science - BS Statistics & Economics at North Carolina State University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Statistics & Machine Learning, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Statistics & Machine Learning at Carnegie Mellon University
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