Uber

Senior Scientist, Fares

Uber • $190K — $211K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Ph.D., M.S., or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Machine Learning, or related quantitative field.
  • 3+ years of industry experience as an Applied or Data Scientist or equivalent.
  • Experience with experiment design, exploratory data analysis, causal inference, and model development.
  • Proficient in a data ETL language (e.g., SQL) and a scripting language (e.g., Python, R).
  • Preferred: 5+ years of industry experience in a relevant role.

Responsibilities

  • Refine ambiguous questions and generate data-backed hypotheses based on a deep understanding of data and business.
  • Use experiments and causal inference methods to validate hypotheses and drive critical business goals.
  • Act as a thought partner with cross-functional teams to influence product strategy.
  • Influence the product roadmap for fares and collaborate with various cross-organizational teams.
  • Build machine learning models to address complex problems and automate data science workflows.
  • Communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical leadership to influence decisions.

Benefits

  • Participation in Uber's bonus program.
  • Potential equity awards and other compensation types.
  • Eligibility for a 401(k) plan.
  • Access to various employee benefits.
Full Job Description
Job Description

About the Role

The Fares platform team powers the fares for all of Uber - that's all riders, earners and eaters across the Uber and Uber Eats app. With $190B+ in gross bookings processed by the fares platform annually, we solve high impact problems which are critical to Uber's success.

As a Scientist on this team, you will leverage experiment design, exploratory data analysis, causal inference and model development to solve a wide variety of problems in domains like policy design, user experience, optimization and defect reduction.

What the Candidate Will Do
  • Refine ambiguous questions and generate data backed hypotheses through a deep understanding of the data, systems, customers and business.
  • Use experiments and causal inference methods to validate the hypothesis and drive business goals critical to Uber's success.
  • Act as a thought partner with cross-functional teams across various disciplines, including product, engineering, and operations, to drive product strategy.
  • Influence the product roadmap for fares and several cross-organizational teams (like maps, matching, growth, UX, Ops).
  • Build ML models to solve complex problems and create AI agents to automate data science workflows.
  • Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical leadership to influence decisions and product direction.


Basic Qualifications
  • Ph.D., M.S., or Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Machine Learning, or other quantitative fields.
  • 3+ years of industry experience as an Applied or Data Scientist or equivalent.
  • Experience with experiment design, exploratory data analysis, causal inference and model development.
  • Proficient in both a data ETL language (e.g. SQL) and a scripting language (e.g. Python, R).


Preferred Qualifications
  • 5+ years of industry experience as an Applied or Data Scientist or equivalent.
  • Experience using statistical methodologies in platform, marketplace or consumer domains.
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage data and systems thinking for storytelling and root cause analysis.
  • Excellent communication skills: able to lead initiatives across multiple areas and communicate findings with leadership.


Responsibilities

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $190,000 per year - USD $211,000 per year.

For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $190,000 per year - USD $211,000 per year.

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $190,000 per year - USD $211,000 per year.

For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.

About Uber

Uber Entertainment, Inc. is a privately held video game development company headquartered in beautiful downtown Kirkland, WA. Uber is currently developing Planetary Annihilation, a next generation real time strategy game of epic proportions.

Uber Careers

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Learn more about Uber
Size
29,300 employees
Market Cap
$48.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$6.7 billion
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+35.3%
Revenue
$11.1 billion
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