across multiple teams, ensuring scientific rigor and driving organization-wide adoption of best practices.
Act as a technical multiplier
, identifying opportunities for better performance, efficiency, and reduction of technical debt in software, models, and processes.
Influence executive-level roadmaps
by presenting complex technical findings and long-term strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
Own the technical trajectory
of critical product areas, ensuring solutions are designed to be extensible, modular, and observable while balancing short-term needs and long-term productivity.
Basic Qualifications
Ph.D., M.S., or B.S. degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Economics, or other quantitative fields.
If M.S. degree, a minimum of 6+ years of industry experience required; if B.S. degree, a minimum of 8+ years of industry experience required.
Deep expertise in statistical inference and experimental design (e.g., A/B, switchbacks, cluster-randomized trials).
Proficiency in SQL and Python to work efficiently with large-scale datasets and distributed tools (e.g., Spark, Hive, Presto).
Preferred Qualifications
Technical Vision
A track record of foreseeing architectural or scientific problems 12+ months out and addressing them before they impact the business.
Impact & Scale
Experience leading multi-quarter, cross-functional initiatives that moved significant marketplace or financial metrics in production.
Technical Brand
Recognized as a technical leader who can inspire and rally engineers/scientists around a vision while making tough trade-offs with a bias for action.
Domain Mastery
Specialized expertise in Causal Inference at scale, Marketplace Optimization, or ML System Design for high-throughput environments.
For New York City, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $216,000 per year - USD $240,000 per year.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $216,000 per year - USD $240,000 per year.
For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $216,000 per year - USD $240,000 per year.
For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $216,000 per year - USD $240,000 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. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.
