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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