Staff Scientist, Rider Personalization

About the Role

The Rider team is the centerpiece of the Uber consumer experience, owning the core flagship app used by over 100M+ monthly active users.

The Personalization team is looking for a Staff Scientist who can help us innovate on our AIML efforts and tackle the next frontier of challenges in ranking & recommender systems.

As a Scientist, you will leverage your machine learning expertise to transform our homescreen feed, help grow the cross-platform business, and ultimately improve user satisfaction through one of Uber's most impactful channels.

What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points

What You Will Do

1. Play a tech lead role in framing cross-line-of-business optimizations and architecting novel ML solutions
2. Prototype these solutions using Uber's internal ML model development tools
3. Influence and align engineering & product on the AIML roadmap for homescreen ranking
4. Help identify system-wide improvements to Uber Rider ranking and recommendations, including adoption of the latest technologies in ranking and recsys

Basic Qualifications

1. Strong background in designing ML systems for ranking and recommendation
2. Ability to set up multi-objective optimizations that trade off the needs of different lines of businesses
3. Comfortable with high degrees of complexity and ambiguity
4. Deep experience in large-scale consumer tech

Preferred Qualifications

1. Knowledge of latest innovations in ranking and recsys including transformer architecture
2. Understanding of consumer platform businesses

For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$216,000 per year - USD$240,000 per year.

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. More details can be found at the following link https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits.

Uber's mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. Here, bold ideas create real-world impact, challenges drive growth, and speed fuels progress. What moves us, moves the world - let's move it forward, together.

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.

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.