Sr Scientist, UberEats Merchant AI

• *About the Role**

• *We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Staff Data Scientist to join our Applied AI Team.** In this role, you will work together with the team building our Merchant agent tool. This tool aims to scale easy\-to\-use, personalized support to our merchants to help them better succeed on our marketplace.
• *\- What the Candidate Will Do \-**

• Design, develop and interpret agentic models via analyses and experiments to evaluate their effectiveness.
• Feed these insights back to shape the technical execution and strategic direction.
• Develop data\-driven insights to identify opportunities to improve the product or build new products.

Present findings to various constituents: technical, business and executive audiences.

• *\- Basic Qualifications \-**

• Ph.D., M.S., or Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, or other quantitative fields.
• Minimum 5 years of industry experience as a Data Scientist or equivalent.
• Experience in experimental design and analysis, exploratory data analysis and statistical analysis.
• Ability to use Python/R to work efficiently at scale with large data sets.
• Proficiency in SQL.

\- Preferred Qualifications \-

• Experience managing projects across large, ambiguous scopes and driving initiatives in a fast moving, cross\-functional environment.
• Expertise in synthesizing complex technical analyses into clear insights to influence product direction.

Excellent communication skills across technical, non\-technical, and executive audiences.

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• *Ready to Ride?**

This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook \- it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves \- we'd love to hear from you.

You may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and other compensation, as well as a range of benefits. Explore our benefits.

Offices remain key to collaboration and Uber's culture. Unless approved for full remote work, employees must spend at least 50% of their time in\-office. Some roles, like those at greenlight hubs, require full\-time in\-office presence. Ask your Recruiter for details about this role's requirements.

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.