Sr Scientist, Earner Experience

About the Role

The Earner org is responsible for the products and programs that make earning through the Uber marketplace a rewarding experience. As a Scientist, you will leverage your expertise in economics, operations, machine learning, and statistical modeling to improve the efficiency of our platform and help direct the development of our products.

What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points

---- What the Candidate Will Do ----

1. Deploy a wide variety of methodologies, including advanced experimentation and econometric modeling, to evaluate technical, product, and business decisions
2. Design and execute product experiments and interpret the results to draw detailed and actionable conclusions
3. Work together with Product, Operations, and Engineering partners to design a roadmap of features and initiatives and shape long-term strategy
4. Present findings to business and executive audiences

---- Basic Qualifications ----

1. Ph.D., M.S. or Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operations Research, or another quantitative field.
2. Ability to code in Python or R
3. Strong SQL skills. If you don't know SQL, you should learn it for the interview-it's useful!
4. Experience in experimental design and analysis (e.g., A/B and/or market-level experiments).

---- Preferred Qualifications ----

1. 4+ years of industry experience as a Data Scientist or equivalent.
2. Strong business and product sense: delight in shaping vague questions into well-defined analyses and success metrics that drive business decisions.
3. Experience collaborating with very senior stakeholders to drive strategy.
4. Expertise in developing causal inference methodologies, experimental designs, and advanced analytical methods.
5. Experience in building consumer-facing products in a technology company.
6. Building Machine Learning and Deep Learning models.
7. Experience managing projects across large, ambiguous scopes and driving initiatives in a fast moving, cross-functional environment.
8. Experience guiding and mentoring other Scientists.

For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$183,000 per year - USD$203,000 per year.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$183,000 per year - USD$203,000 per year.

For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$183,000 per year - USD$203,000 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 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.

Client-provided location(s): Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, New York, NY

Job ID: Uber-143064

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-04-18T00:33:14