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# Data Scientist

- **Company:** Lyft Inc
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $129,709.0 - $192,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Machine Learning, Programming Languages
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/87a12133-7dae-411c-9707-000707a538d8

## About the Role

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

## Description

* Partner with Engineers, Product Managers, and Business Partners to frame problems, both mathematically and within the business context.
 * Perform exploratory data analysis to gain a deeper understanding of the problem.
 * Construct and fit statistical, machine learning, or optimization models.
 * Write production modeling code.
 * Collaborate with Software Engineers to implement algorithms in production.
 * Design and run both simulated and live traffic experiments.
 * Analyze experimental and observational data.
 * Communicate findings.
 * Facilitate launch decisions.


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