Data Scientist

• 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.

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Business Analytics and Information Management, Data Science, or related field.
• 2 years of experience in job offered, operations research, or related occupation.

Skills:

• Experience creating metrics and analytical tools to track and monitor growth.
• Experience with statistics, machine learning, causal inference, data scientific forecasting, and authoring data pipelines.
• Experience with building and evaluating optimization and inference models, and predictive modeling.
• Experience with writing production quality computer code and using MATLAB, R, and Python.

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• 401(k) plan to help save for your future
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• Subsidized commuter benefits
• Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program