Data Scientist

Lyft

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$129,709–$192,000 / yr
Posted
55 days ago
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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $166k
This role $161k
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This role pays less than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$204,800 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $161k versus about $166k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Lyft

Lyft is a transportation network company offering ride-hailing services across the US and Canada.

Lyft currently has 35 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,000–$185,000 across 31 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Data Scientist

As a Data Scientist, you will join the team to partner with Engineers, Product Managers, and Business Partners to frame problems mathematically and within a business context. Your daily responsibilities include performing exploratory data analysis, constructing and fitting statistical, machine learning, or optimization models, and writing production modeling code. You will collaborate with Software Engineers to implement algorithms in production, design and run simulated and live traffic experiments, and analyze experimental and observational data to facilitate launch decisions. The role requires proficiency in Python, R, and MATLAB, along with experience in querying, aggregation, analysis, and visualization. You must possess a Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related field and have experience solving unstructured and non-standard mathematical problems within an Operations Research context.

What does a Data Scientist earn in Washington?

Median $212000 from 33 postings across 16 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Frame business problems mathematically in partnership with engineers and product managers.
  • Perform exploratory data analysis to gain a deeper understanding of specific problems.
  • Construct and fit statistical, machine learning, or optimization models.
  • Write production modeling code and work with engineers to implement algorithms.
  • Design and run both simulated and live traffic experiments.
  • Analyze experimental and observational data to derive insights.
  • Communicate findings to stakeholders to facilitate launch decisions.

What we're looking for

  • Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related field.
  • 2 years of experience in the job offered, Operations Research, or a related occupation.
  • Experience 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.
  • Ability to construct and fit statistical, machine learning, or optimization models.
  • Ability to write production modeling code and collaborate with software engineers to implement algorithms.
  • Ability to design and run simulated and live traffic experiments.

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