Data Scientist

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:

• Collaborate with Engineers, Product Managers, and Business Partners to define problems mathematically and in a business context.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis to deepen understanding of the problem.
• Develop and apply statistical, machine learning, or optimization models.
• Write production-ready modeling code.
• Work with Software Engineers to implement algorithms in production.
• Design and execute simulated and live traffic experiments.
• Analyse experimental and observational data.
• Communicate findings effectively.
• Support launch decisions.

Experience:

• Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related field.
• 2 years of experience in the job offered, Operations Research, or a related occupation.
• Experience solving unstructured and non-standard mathematical problems.
• Proficiency with end-to-end data processes, including querying, aggregation, analysis, and visualization.
• Experience with Python and other programming languages such as R and MATLAB.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs.
• Mental health benefits.
• Family building benefits.
• Child care and pet benefits.
• 401(k) plan.
• Discretionary paid time off for salaried team members and 15 days paid time off for hourly team members, plus 12 observed holidays.
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave for biological, adoptive, and foster parents.
• Subsidized commuter benefits.
• Lyft Pink, an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program.