Manager, Science Technology

Uber

Confirmed live today High trust

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CANew York, NY
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today

Market check

Salary context

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $187k
$136k most similar roles pay here $240k

This listing doesn't post a salary. Most similar roles pay $157,760–$216,000.

Based on 239 similar postings.

Employer

About Uber

Uber Technologies, Inc. is the world’s largest, San Francisco-based mobile technology platform facilitating on-demand ride-hailing, food delivery (Uber Eats), and freight transportation across approximately 70 countries.

Uber currently has 27 open roles on FindRole.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Uber

At a glance

TL;DR · Manager, Science Technology

Manager II, Science, Tech - Science joins the Consumer Pricing and Incentives team within the Uber Eats Marketplace division to manage a team of scientists while overseeing end-to-end product development from data, analytics, modeling, and experimentation perspectives. The role involves formulating ambiguous business problems into technical roadmaps, prototyping optimization, causal inference, marketplace dynamics, and machine learning models, and designing experiments to measure success across diverse verticals like grocery and retail. Candidates must possess a degree in economics, statistics, machine learning, or operations research, along with experience in Python, R, or Scala/Spark. The position focuses on solving complex pricing systems for a three-sided marketplace by balancing efficiency and reliability under dynamic conditions. Key responsibilities include mentoring team members, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, and communicating technical findings to senior leadership to drive impactful solutions.

What you'll do

  • Lead and mentor a team of scientists to deliver high-impact technical solutions.
  • Translate ambiguous business problems into technical roadmaps using data-driven approaches like Causal Inference and ML.
  • Manage the end-to-end product development cycle from data modeling to production.
  • Design and analyze experiments to derive actionable conclusions across key performance indicators.
  • Develop success metrics in partnership with cross-functional teams to measure product impact.
  • Communicate complex technical findings and recommendations to senior leadership.
  • Build automated pricing systems using optimization and machine learning for a three-sided marketplace.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Economics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, or other quantitative fields.
  • 7+ years of industry experience as an Applied or Data Scientist (or 4+ years with a Ph.D.).
  • At least 1 year of experience managing a team of scientists.
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python, R, or Scala/Spark.
  • Experience designing experiments and interpreting results to draw actionable conclusions across various KPIs.
  • Excellent communication skills to lead initiatives and communicate complex findings to leadership and product teams.
  • Ph.D. in Economics, Statistics, Machine Learning, or Operations Research (preferred).
  • Bachelor's degree in Economics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, or other quantitative fields.

More like this

Similar roles

Senior Scientist, Tech - Science

Uber

New York, NY +1 4 days ago
Causal Inference Optimization Machine Learning Python R Java Spark Hive HDFS Experimentation Statistics Operations Research
5+ yrs exp

Senior Applied Scientist, Shipper Pricing

Uber Freight

Chicago, IL 157 days ago $152,500$186,000
Machine Learning Causal Inference Optimization Algorithms Python SQL Spark Reinforcement Learning Statistical Analysis Simulation Experimentation Data Science Modeling Analytics
4+ yrs exp Hybrid

Senior Applied Scientist, Shipper Pricing

Uber Freight

San Francisco, CA 157 days ago $183,000$223,200
Machine Learning Optimization Algorithms Causal Inference Python SQL Spark Reinforcement Learning Statistical Analysis Simulation Experimentation Data Science Modeling Analytics
4+ yrs exp Hybrid

Data Scientist, Experimental Projects

Stripe

San Francisco, CA 4 days ago $192,000$288,000
SQL Python R Machine Learning Statistics Causal Inference Product Analytics Experimentation Spark Hadoop Artificial Intelligence Modeling Optimization Rapid Prototyping
8+ yrs exp Hybrid

Marketing Data Science Analytics Lead

eBay

San Jose, CA 1 day ago $170,400$227,500
Machine Learning Python SQL A/B Testing Causal Inference Spark Databricks Airflow Claude Code CRM Analytics Engineering Data Pipelines Propensity Modeling Churn Prediction LTV Forecasting Uplift Modeling Marketing Technology

Manager, AI Science

Intuit

San Diego, CA 157 days ago $211,000$285,500
Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Deep Learning Natural Language Processing Statistical Modeling Data Mining Clustering Classification Regression Decision Trees Support Vector Machines Genetic Algorithms Anomaly Detection Recommender Systems
2+ yrs exp