About the Role
Uber's Applied AI team is at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to enhance the Uber experience for millions of users globally. The Applied AI team collaborates with product teams across Uber to deliver innovative AI solutions for core business problems. We work closely with engineering, product and data science teams to understand core business problems and the potential for AI solutions, then deliver those AI solutions end-to-end. Key areas of expertise include Computer Vision, ML Optimization, Geospatial AI, Personalization and Generative AI.
What You'll Do
- Collaborate with product teams to analyze key business problems and develop innovative ML solutions.
- Collaborate with data science and engineering teams to integrate and validate ML solutions end-to-end.
- Deliver enduring value in the form of software and model artifacts.
- Provide technical leadership and direction for the team.
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Basic Qualifications
- PhD or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field AND 2-years full-time Software Engineering work experience OR 5-years full-time Software Engineering work experience, WHICH INCLUDES 3-years total technical software engineering experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Programming language (e.g. C, C++, Java, Python, or Go)
- Large-scale training using data structures and algorithms
- Modern machine learning algorithms (e.g., tree-based techniques, supervised, deep, or probabilistic learning)
- Machine Learning Software such as Tensorflow/Pytorch, Caffe, Scikit-Learn, or Spark MLLib
- Note the 3-years total of specialized software engineering experience may have been gained through education and full-time work experience, additional training, coursework, research, or similar (OR some combination of these). The years of specialized experience are not necessarily in addition to the years of Education & full-time work experience indicated.
- Experience with ML packages such as Tensorflow, PyTorch, JAX, and Scikit-Learn.
- Experience with SQL and database systems such as Hive, Kafka, and Cassandra.
- Experience in the development, training, productionization and monitoring of ML solutions at scale.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a technical leadership role.
- Experience in modern deep learning architectures and probabilistic models.
- Experience in modern generative AI, such as transformer architectures, diffusion models and prompting.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$218,000 per year - USD$242,000 per year.
For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$218,000 per year - USD$242,000 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. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.
Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.