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Uber

Senior Scientist - Marketplace (Multiple Teams)

$190K–$211K

New York City, New York +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 31, 2026

Location
New York City, New York
San Francisco, California
Experience
4+ years of industry experience as an Applied or Data Scientist or equivalent, or 2+ years with a Ph.D.
Education
Ph.D., M.S. or Bachelor's degree in Economics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, or other quantitative fields.

About the job

Develops data-driven science solutions for Uber marketplace products, owning the product development cycle from analysis and modeling through experimentation and recommendations.

What you'll do

  • Solve business problems using machine learning, optimization, and causal inference; develop statistical and econometric methods.
  • Design and analyze experiments, define success metrics, and communicate actionable findings to cross-functional partners.
  • Drive end-to-end, data-informed product development, including logging, metrics, visualization, and diagnostic tools.

What they ask for

  • Degree in Economics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, or another quantitative field.
  • 4+ years of industry experience as an Applied or Data Scientist or equivalent, or 2+ years with a Ph.D.
  • Programming experience and proficiency with SQL; ability to use Python or similar technologies with large datasets and to prototype algorithms and models.
  • Ability to design experiments and interpret results across key performance indicators.

Nice to have

  • Ph.D. in a quantitative field; experience in large-scale marketplace algorithms, membership or consumer growth, or experimentation platforms.
  • For AM&D roles, prior experience in autonomous mobility or delivery domains.

Pay

USD $190,000 per year - USD $211,000 per year (base salary; New York City, NY-based roles); USD $190,000 per year - USD $211,000 per year (base salary; San Francisco, CA-based roles)

Tools

Python, R, Java, Ruby, Scala/Spark, Perl, SQL, Go

AI focus

Applies machine learning and optimization to marketplace problems, alongside causal inference, statistical modeling, and experimentation.

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