Data Scientist I

Uber
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Job Description

At Uber, we empower people to earn and transact on the platform and to do this across the globe for millions of customers, we need to be compliant with local regulations and manage the risk that is associated with fraud losses. The Risk experience and platform Data Science & Analytics team is responsible for keeping the platform safe from fraud losses while minimizing friction to good customers. This team drives scalable solutions & products to ensure frictionless experience by driving growth initiatives while keeping an eye on potential losses. We aim to create magical customer experiences by leveraging data and technology to capture insights, identify opportunities, and ultimately prioritize product and engineering initiatives.

What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points

What the Candidate Will Do

  • Build scalable analytical frameworks to support product analytics for Uber's Risk Experience and Governance Platform
  • Own new product experimentation including plan creation, roll-out, and monitoring
  • Be an invaluable partner to cross-functional teams such as engineering, product management, various data teams to deploy data quality across critical pipelines and to set up processes to triage data issues
  • Develop and track metrics and reporting functions to measure and monitor risk products on our platform
  • Effectively and proactively communicate insights and drive projects to drive towards team goals
  • Proactively seek out opportunities to build new solutions to tackle Risk Experience and Governance Platform
  • Create and drive data quality standards and frameworks to ensure inclusion into pipeline engineering efforts

Basic Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in a data-focused role such as product analytics, business analytics, business operations, or data science
  • Education in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Economics, Statistics or equivalent experience
  • Experience in modern programming languages (Python) or statistical languages (SQL)
  • Past experience with a Product / Tech company serving millions of customers on multiple platforms and countries

Preferred Qualifications

  • SQL mastery. Write efficient and complex code in SQL
  • Experience in Python/R and experimentation, A/B testing, and statistical modelling
  • Proven ability to handle and visualise large datasets, explore and utilize raw data feeds
  • Love of data - you just go get the data you need and turn it into an insightful story.
  • A well organized, structured approach to problem-solving
  • Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and entrepreneurial spirit
  • Great communicator, problem-solver & confident in decision making
  • Independent & autonomous, while still a strong teammate
  • Enthusiastic, self-starting and thrives in changing, agile environments
  • Liaise with Product and engineering counterparts to launch and impact new products

We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let’s move the world forward, together.

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.

Accommodations may be available based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by applicable law. To request an accommodation, please reach out to accommodations@uber.com.

Company Info.

Uber

Uber, is an American mobility as a service provider based in San Francisco, with operations in over 900 metropolitan areas worldwide. Its services include ride-hailing, food delivery (Uber Eats and Postmates), package delivery, couriers, freight transportation, electric bicycle and motorized scooter rental via a partnership with Lime, and ferry transport in partnership with local operators. Uber does not own any vehicles.

  • Industry
    Automotive,Autonomous technology
  • No. of Employees
    29,700
  • Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
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