Data Scientist I, Tech

Uber; United States; Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Benefits

Job summary

Uber is seeking a Data Scientist I to transform complex data into actionable insights for its core platforms and marketplaces. You will analyze massive datasets, validate systems, and improve the user journey for riders, earners, and merchants.

In this analytics-focused role, you will work with senior scientists and product partners to deliver foundational insights and monitor product quality in production, shaping how Uber moves at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, Information Systems, Data Science or related field.
• Proficiency in Python or R and SQL for data querying.
• Experience with experimentation methods including A/B testing.
• Strong statistical analysis and metrics development for product teams.
• Experience with metrics, KPIs and quantitative modeling.
• Ability to build dashboards and communicate results clearly.

Responsibilities

• Perform intensive data analysis across business areas to drive product development.
• Design experiments and analyze results to draw conclusions.
• Conduct time-series, hypothesis, and causal analyses to identify trends.
• Build models to understand user behavior and forecast outcomes.
• Create dashboards and regular reports to monitor key metrics.
• Extract data from data warehouses, back-test models, and compare results.
• Develop end-to-end solutions for funnel optimization and user engagement.
• May telecommute as needed.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Experimentation

Statistics

Time-series

Machine learning

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Tableau

Excel

Google Sheets

Charting libraries

Job description

About the role and team

Science at Uber means transforming the complex reality of global data into the insights that power our most significant decisions. As a Data Scientist I, you will turn complexity into clarity by deep-diving into massive, multi-dimensional datasets to support the evolution of our core platforms and marketplaces. This is an analytics-focused role where you will learn to navigate ambiguous data environments, verifying the functionality of our systems and identifying opportunities to improve the user journey for millions of riders, earners, and merchants.

You will join a high-stakes environment where the work is fast-moving, and the results are felt in the real world every day. Collaborating closely with senior scientists and product partners, you will build foundational insights and monitor product quality in production to ensure our decisions are rooted in rigor. This role is about growth and operational impact — if you want to solve the messy reality of global business challenges through data while learning from the best in the industry, this is where you’ll grow.

Rate of Pay

Rate of Pay: $125,000 to $139,000 per Year

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered 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.

What you’ll do

• Leverage data to perform intensive analysis across all areas of business to drive product development.
• Design experiments and analyze results to draw conclusions.
• Perform time-series analyses, hypothesis testing, and causal analyses to statistically assess relative impact and extract trends.
• Build models to enhance understanding of user behavior and predict future performance of cohorts.
• Create dashboards and reports to regularly communicate results and monitor key metrics.
• Extract data from warehouse, back-test the model, and compare test results and communicate the results.
• Develop end-to-end solutions to abstract business and engineering problems related to funnel optimization, user engagement, and user experience.
• May telecommute.

Basic Qualifications

• Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Any), Information Technology, Information Management, Information Systems, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
• Position requires:
  • R or Python;
  • Database query languages: SQL;
  • Experimentation techniques including simulation or A/B testing;
  • Statistical analysis including descriptive statistics, correlation, regression, or confidence intervals;
  • Developing relevant metrics;
  • KPIs to measure performance by product teams;
  • Quantitative modeling including machine learning models, time-series forecasting, or casual impact analyses;
  • Data visualization tools such as Tableau, Google Sheets, Excel, and charting libraries.

This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook — it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves — we'd love to hear from you.

You may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and other compensation, as well as a range of benefits.

Offices remain key to collaboration and Uber's culture. Unless approved for full remote work, employees must spend at least 50% of their time in-office. Some roles, like those at greenlight hubs, require full-time in-office presence.

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.