Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Uber Freight is a company that helps organizations move goods more reliably and efficiently by leveraging technology and real-time data. The Applied Scientist III role involves developing and implementing advanced statistical, economic, machine learning, and optimization approaches to solve complex business problems and improve performance, while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Develop creative solutions and build prototypes to business problems using algorithms based on causal inference, statistics, machine learning, and optimization
- Collaborate with engineering and product teams to productionize these solutions and create a lasting impact
- Drive clarity and solve ambiguous, challenging business problems using data-driven approaches, with an emphasis on understanding causal relationships when applicable
- Propose and guide robust frameworks of data analysis to drive business insights and inform decision-making
- Contribute to establishing standard methodologies for data science, including modeling, coding, analytics, and experimentation
- Leverage data to understand product performance and identify improvement opportunities, including analyzing potential causal factors
- Design product experiments and interpret results to draw detailed and impactful conclusions
- Communicate findings and insights to senior management and cross-functional teams
- Provide recommendations to assist quick product ideation and feature launch decisions
- Build intelligent data-driven products to provide the best user experience
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Economics, Computer Science, or another related field
- 3 years of related experience
- Expertise in observational causal inference, econometric, and statistical models
- Demonstrated proficiency in programming languages like Python or R for purposes of model development and analysis
- Proficiency in SQL for data manipulation and analysis
- Proficiency in building and managing data pipelines for purposes of model development or analysis
- Master's or Ph.D. in Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field
- Expertise in time series analysis and forecasting
- Experience working on pricing algorithms in a production environment
- Proficiency in designing, launching, and analyzing A/B tests or other types of online experiments
Benefits
- Company sponsored health plan
- Dental and vision benefits
- 401k match
- Financial and mental wellness benefits
- Parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Life insurance
- Performance or sales incentive bonus program
- Participation in Uber Freight equity awards
Company Overview
Uber Freight is the logistics arm of Uber that helps truck drivers connect with shipping companies. It is a sub-organization of Uber. It was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.uberfreight.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Uber Freight has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2026, 78 in 2025, 33 in 2024, 103 in 2023, 9 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.