About the Role
Uber Marketplace is at the core of Uber's business, and Marketplace Matching is a strategically critical component of Marketplace. The mission of the team is to foster growth and increase profitability of Uber by pushing the frontiers of machine learning, data science and economics and developing highly reliable and scalable platforms to accelerate Uber's impact on the transportation industry.
This role will drive high-impact projects to optimize rider & driver matching at Uber using optimization, machine learning, and causal inference. We are looking for individuals who not only excel in problem solving and critical thinking, but also are interested and proficient in writing production code, converting ideas to scalable systems.
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What You Will Do:
- Lead the design, development, optimization, and productionization of machine learning (ML) solutions for complex and high-impact problems.
- Build ML solutions to improve Uber's marketplace efficiency while ensuring seamless, high-quality user experiences in real-world applications.
- Review code and designs of teammates, providing constructive feedback.
- Lead cross-functional collaborations across product, engineering, and science teams to drive system development from ideation to production.
Basic Qualifications:
- PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field
- 5+ years of industry experience as an Applied Scientist/Machine Learning Engineer.
- Experience in exploratory data analysis, statistical modeling, hypothesis testing, and experimental design.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams(product, science, product ops etc).
- Proficiency in one or more object-oriented programming languages (e.g. Python, Go, Java, C++).
Preferred Qualifications:
- 7+ years of industry experience in machine learning, including building and deploying ML models.
- Experience in modern deep learning architectures and probabilistic modeling.
- Expertise in the design and architecture of ML systems and workflows.
- Experience with optimization techniques, including reinforcement learning (RL), Bayesian methods, and multi-armed bandits.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$223,000 per year - USD$248,000 per year.
For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$223,000 per year - USD$248,000 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.