$26-$30/hr - Data Collection Contractor (Biking & Pedestrian Field Operator)

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About the Role

Do you enjoy spending time outdoors, riding a bike, exploring local routes, and working with technology? Our client is seeking dependable, detail-oriented Data Collection Field Operators to capture high-quality video footage that supports the development and testing of advanced artificial intelligence for autonomous driving.

In this hands-on position, you'll ride provided e-bikes or walk with specially equipped camera carts along designated routes throughout the San Francisco Peninsula. You'll capture consistent 4K video, manage camera equipment, document your work, and upload footage for technical teams to use in AI development. You'll work independently in public environments, follow clearly defined safety and collection procedures, and communicate field observations or equipment issues through established reporting processes.

Core Attributes

• Outdoor Endurance: You're comfortable spending 4–6 hours of your workday riding an e-bike or walking outdoors while maintaining a consistent pace.

• Attention to Detail: You follow precise instructions, maintain accurate records, and understand why consistency matters when collecting technical data.

• Dependability: You arrive prepared, manage your time responsibly, and complete assigned routes and uploads reliably.

• Technical Adaptability: You're comfortable learning camera settings, managing digital files, and troubleshooting basic equipment issues.

• Safety Awareness: You stay alert to pedestrians, cyclists, traffic, and changing conditions while operating equipment in public spaces.

• Independent Focus: You can complete repetitive routes without losing concentration or compromising quality.

• Clear Communication: You document observations and promptly communicate equipment problems, route interruptions, or safety concerns.

Responsibilities

• Complete designated biking and walking routes throughout Redwood City, Palo Alto, Stanford campus, Belmont, and Foster City.

• Capture high-resolution video footage using provided e-bikes and pedestrian push carts equipped with specialized camera rigs.

• Perform repeated collection passes along assigned routes, potentially completing 20–40 passes per route, with individual loops lasting approximately 25–60 minutes.

• Mount and operate 4K action cameras, ensuring consistent positioning, orientation, stabilization, and recording settings.

• Manage camera batteries, SD cards, mounts, and other equipment to support uninterrupted data collection.

• Follow detailed collection protocols, including maintaining consistent camera alignment and avoiding helmet-mounted or head-mounted recording configurations.

• Maintain accurate collection logs documenting routes, recording times, weather conditions, and relevant operational observations.

• Organize and upload raw video footage daily to designated Google Drive folders using required file labels and metadata.

• Monitor equipment functionality and communicate technical problems or unexpected field conditions.

• Maintain accurate work and time records.

• Follow established safety procedures while riding, walking, and interacting with shared public spaces.

Qualifications for Success

Minimum Requirements:

• Comfortable riding an e-bike or walking with a camera cart for approximately 4–6 hours per day outdoors.

• Able to work onsite in the Redwood City area and travel to designated field collection locations throughout the Peninsula.

• Available for a full-time schedule of five days per week, eight hours per day.

• Able to follow detailed route instructions, technical procedures, and safety guidelines consistently.

• Comfortable operating action cameras or learning the basic operation of similar recording equipment.

• Able to organize, transfer, and upload digital video files using tools such as Google Drive.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail when maintaining logs and completing repetitive tasks.

• Dependable, self-directed, and comfortable working independently in public environments.

• Willing to complete required training and sign the applicable publication rights agreement and release form.

• Authorized to work in the United States without employer visa sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in outdoor fieldwork, cycling, delivery, courier services, or other physically active roles.

• Familiarity with e-bikes or regular recreational cycling.

• Experience using GoPro cameras, similar action cameras, or mobile camera applications.

• Basic photography, videography, or video data collection experience.

• Familiarity with SD cards, camera batteries, file organization, and cloud-based uploads.

• Previous experience following structured checklists, documenting activities, or performing quality-focused repetitive work.

Compensation & Benefits

• $26.00-$30.00 USD/hour

• Employment Type: Full-time W2 contract position, staffed through our client's staffing partner.

Reported Benefits:

• Pre-tax commuter benefits.

• Staffing-partner-subsidized healthcare, with eligibility beginning the first of the month after 60 days of service.

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for eligible healthcare expenses.

• Staffing-partner-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.

• Staffing-partner-paid life insurance.

• 401(k) package.

Benefits are subject to applicable plan eligibility and contract duration. Some benefits may not become available during a shorter assignment.

All necessary field equipment is provided, including e-bikes, pedestrian carts, cameras, mounting equipment, auxiliary batteries, and software tools. Helmets are provided, although operators may use their own if permitted by applicable safety standards.

Eligible train and bus fares may be reimbursed.

Working Environment

• Primary Location: Redwood City, California.

• Work Arrangement: Fully onsite, with outdoor field collection at designated Peninsula locations.

• Field Locations: Palo Alto, Stanford campus, Redwood City, Belmont, and Foster City.

• Schedule: Five days per week, eight hours per day, during daytime operating hours of approximately 8:00 AM–5:00 PM Pacific Time.

• Physical Activity: Approximately 4–6 hours of active riding or walking daily.

• Travel: Local travel between designated field locations.

• Work Conditions: Outdoor operation in public areas, including shared walking paths, campus routes, and city streets. Rain may affect data collection schedules; alternative arrangements are TBD.

• Training: Full training and necessary equipment provided.

• Additional Requirements: Publication rights agreement and signed release form.

About Our Client

Our client develops artificial intelligence technology for autonomous driving applications. Its work involves machine learning systems that support capabilities such as perception, mapping, and vehicle decision-making. Real-world video data plays an important role in developing and evaluating these systems. This assignment supports the collection of consistent, high-resolution footage from everyday outdoor environments to contribute to AI model development and testing.

Our Commitment to You

Ami Arroyo Recruiting is a specialized recruiting partner focused on autonomous vehicles and physical AI. We support the operational ecosystem that makes this technology real—vehicle operations, safety, fleet and field teams, technicians and mechanics, learning and development, customer support, and the behind-the-scenes HR and operations roles that keep programs running. We connect talented people with high-impact work—and we keep the process human, clear, and candidate-centered.

Turn your love of the outdoors, attention to detail, and comfort with technology into hands-on experience supporting the future of autonomous driving—connect with us today!

Equal Opportunity and Work Eligibility

We embrace diversity and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to protected status. While we are not able to sponsor visas at this time, we welcome every candidate eligible to work in the United States to connect with us.