Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Uber Freight is a company that helps businesses move goods more reliably and efficiently through technology and data. As an Applied Scientist III on the Shipper Pricing team, you will develop and improve algorithms for real-time bidding on shipper freight, collaborating closely with various teams to enhance product performance and drive key business metrics.
Responsibilities
- Develop creative algorithms for optimally trading off gross revenue and net revenue when bidding on shipper freight in real time across a variety of settings, e.g., open auctions, sealed auctions, reverse waterfall auctions, etc
- Prototype and evaluate solutions using statistical analysis and simulation
- Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy, experimentally evaluate, and productionize these solutions
- Leverage data to understand product performance and identify improvement opportunities, including analyzing potential causal factors
- Establish standard methodologies for data science, including modeling, coding, analytics, and experimentation
- Communicate findings and insights to senior management and cross-functional teams
- Provide recommendations to assist quick product ideation and feature launch decisions
Skills
- M.S. or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or Operations Research, or equivalent technical background
- 3+ years of experience in developing and deploying machine learning models and optimization algorithms in production environments
- Proficiency in designing, launching, and analyzing A/B tests or other types of online experiments
- Expertise in observational causal inference or statistical analysis
- Proficiency in Python, SQL and Spark
- Experience developing NN algorithms
- Experience in developing and deploying pricing algorithms for multi-sided real-time marketplaces with strategic agent behavior
- Track record of translating ambiguous business problems into technical solutions
- Excellent communication skills to lead initiatives and collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners
- Familiarity with reinforcement learning and causal machine learning
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.