Data Scientist III - Spot Pricing
About The Position
Uber Freight is seeking a passionate Data Scientist to join its Marketplace Data Science team, focused on Spot Pricing. The role drives evaluation and development of the real-time pricing engine used to bid on spot freight offered for auction by shippers. The Data Scientist collaborates with product managers, engineers, operations, business stakeholders, and Data Science colleagues to solve problems, create efficiencies, and deliver to high organizational standards. The position analyzes digital marketplace trends, estimates the impact of pricing algorithm changes, and designs and evaluates experiments to measure their business effects. It also works with large datasets and cross-functional teams to develop systems from conceptualization through productization. The role is hybrid and full-time. No immigration sponsorship or transfer is available.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of related experience.
- Experience with SQL and Python.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree with 3 years of experience, or a bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience.
- Experience with orchestration tools such as Airflow.
- Experience with Spark.
- Advanced knowledge of experimental design and non-experimental causal inference techniques.
- Strong presentation skills.
- Experience in a digital marketplace and/or dynamic pricing domain.
Responsibilities
- Analyze emerging trends in the digital marketplace.
- Perform statistical analysis to estimate the impact of spot pricing algorithm changes before deployment.
- Design, execute, and analyze A/B and marketplace experiments to measure the financial and operational impact of pricing algorithm changes.
- Work efficiently with large datasets at scale.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, operations, and other cross-functional teams to drive system development from conceptualization through productization.
Benefits
- Company-sponsored health plan for eligible U.S. employees working more than 30 hours per week.
- Dental benefits.
- Vision benefits.
- 401(k) match.
- Financial and mental wellness benefits.
- Parental leave.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Life insurance.
- Potential eligibility for a performance or sales incentive bonus program, Uber Freight equity awards, and other compensation depending on the role.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
