Staff Scientist, Rider Personalization

Staff Scientist, Rider Personalization Department: Data Science Team: Data Scientist Location: New York, United States Type: Full-Time **About the Role** The Rider team is the centerpiece of the Uber consumer experience, owning the core flagship app used by over 100M+ monthly active users. The Personalization team is looking for a Staff Scientist who can help us innovate on our AIML efforts and tackle the next frontier of challenges in ranking & recommender systems. As a Scientist, you will leverage your machine learning expertise to transform our homescreen feed, help grow the cross-platform business, and ultimately improve user satisfaction through one of Uber's most impactful channels. **What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points** **What You Will Do** 1. Play a tech lead role in framing cross-line-of-business optimizations and architecting novel ML solutions 2. Prototype these solutions using Uber's internal ML model development tools 3. Influence and align engineering & product on the AIML roadmap for homescreen ranking 4. Help identify system-wide improvements to Uber Rider ranking and recommendations, including adoption of the latest technologies in ranking and recsys **Basic Qualifications** 1. Strong background in designing ML systems for ranking and recommendation 2. Ability to set up multi-objective optimizations that trade off the needs of different lines of businesses 3. Comfortable with high degrees of complexity and ambiguity 4. Deep experience in large-scale consumer tech **Preferred Qualifications** 1. Knowledge of latest innovations in ranking and recsys including transformer architecture 2. Understanding of consumer platform businesses For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$216,000 per year - USD$240,000 per year. For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$216,000 per year - USD$240,000 per year. For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$216,000 per year - USD$240,000 per year. For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$216,000 per year