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Data Scientist

Lyft Seattle, WA senior full-time

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Description

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.

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