Applied Scientist III (Multiple Openings)
Uber Freight

Job Info

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Job ID: SRAPP012472

Position Title: Applied Scientist III (Multiple Openings)

Company/Employer: Uber Freight US LLC

Location: 1725 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94158

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop creative solutions and build prototypes to business problems using algorithms based on machine learning, statistics, and optimization, and work with engineering/product to produce those algorithms and create impact in production;
• Drive clarity and solve ambiguous, challenging business problems using data-driven approaches;
• Propose and guide the framework of data analysis to drive business insight and facilitate decisions;
• Establish standard methodologies for data science including modeling, coding, analytics, and experimentation;
• Leverage data to understand product performance and to identify improvement opportunities;
• Design product experiments and interpret the results to draw detailed and impactful conclusions;
• Communicate with senior management and multi-functional teams;
• Provide recommendations to assist quick product ideation and feature launch decisions; and
• Build intelligent data-driven products to provide the best user experience.

MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Requires Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Economics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field of study.
• 3 years of experience working as an Applied Scientist, Data Scientist, or Machine Learning Scientist;
• 3 years of experience with experimental design and analysis;
• 3 years of combined experience to include EACH of the following:
  • Exploratory data analysis
  • Statistical analysis and testing
  • Model development
• 3 years of experience using Python or R to work efficiently at scale with large data sets;
• 3 years of combined experience in EACH of the following languages and tools:
  • SQL
  • Hive
  • Spark
• 3 years of experience in the development and production of machine learning models.
• Work from home available. Must reside within commuting distance from employer’s San Francisco, CA office.
• Requires less than 5% travel to domestic company worksite locations.
• Experience may be gained concurrently.

SALARY RANGE: $202,197.79 per year to $205,500.00 per year

About Uber Freight

Uber Freight is a logistics platform and partner with a mission to reimagine the way goods move to help communities thrive. Backed by innovative technology and a dedicated team of domain experts, we provide logistics solutions that give shippers and carriers of all sizes greater reliability, flexibility, and transparency so they can take control of their freight. With over $17 billion in FUM, we’ve built one of the world’s most comprehensive logistics networks consisting of over 130,000 digitally-enabled carriers and thousands of shippers, from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. For more, visit uberfreight.com.

EEOC

Uber Freight is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards 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.

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