Data Scientist

Candidate; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 195,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Mental health benefits

Family building benefits

Child care benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Commuter benefits

Hybrid schedule

Office perks

Job summary

Lyft is seeking a data scientist to partner with engineers, PMs, and designers to frame problems and perform explorations that guide product decisions. The role involves collaborating to implement analytics, designing experiments, and interpreting results to drive launches.

The ideal candidate holds a Master’s in Physics or Data Science and has 2 years of relevant experience in analytics, statistics, and data pipelines. This position is in-office on a hybrid schedule in San Francisco.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Physics, Data Science, or related field.
• 2 years of experience in job offered, operations research, or related occupation.
• Experience creating metrics, analytical dashboards, and tools to track and monitor growth.
• Experience with statistics, business forecast and estimates, and authoring datapipelines.
• Experience with writing production queries and experiment design and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Engineers, Product Managers, Product Designers, and Business teams to frame problems.
• Frame problems mathematically and within business context.
• Perform exploratory data analysis to understand problems.
• Collaborate with Software Engineers to implement analytics in production.
• Design and run simulated and live traffic experiments.
• Analyze data, communicate findings, and inform launch decisions.

Skills

Metrics dashboards

Statistics & forecasting

Data pipelines

Production queries

Experiment design

Education

Master's degree in Physics/Data Science

Job description

Job ID: 111267

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Engineers, Product Managers, Product Designers, and Business
• Partners to frame problems, both mathematically and within the business context.
• Perform exploratory data analysis to gain a deeper understanding of the problem.
• Collaborate with Software Engineers to implement algorithms and analytics events inproduction.
• Design and run both simulated and live traffic experiments.
• Analyze experimental and observational data; communicate findings; facilitatelaunch decisions.

Experience:

Education and Experience:

• Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Physics, Data Science, or related field.
• 2 years of experience in job offered, operations research, or related occupation.

Skills:

• Experience creating metrics, analytical dashboards, and tools to track and monitorgrowth.
• Experience with statistics, business forecast and estimates, and authoring datapipelines.
• Experience with writing production queries and experiment design and analysis.

Benefits:

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• 401(k) plan to help save for your future
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• Subsidized commuter benefits
• Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid

The expected base pay range for this position in the San Francisco area is $195,000 - $222,000/year. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.

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