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Data Scientist, Algorithms - Driver Incentives

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Lyft logoLyft · Toronto, Canada
Full-timeOn-site3w ago
CADData AnalysisMachine LearningMATLABPythonSAFe
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Responsibilities

  • Partner with Engineers, Product Managers, and Business Partners to frame problems, both mathematically and within the business context.
  • Perform exploratory data analysis to gain a deeper understanding of the problem
  • Construct and fit statistical, machine learning, or optimization models
  • Write production modeling code; collaborate with Software Engineers to implement algorithms in production
  • Design and run both simulated and live traffic experiments
  • Analyze experimental and observational data; communicate findings; facilitate launch decisions

Requirements

  • Ph.D. in Statistics, Operations Research, Mathematics, Computer Science, or other quantitative fields
  • 2+ years professional experience in a technology companies
  • Passion for solving unstructured and non-standard mathematical problems
  • End-to-end experience with data, including querying, aggregation, analysis, and visualization
  • Proficiency with Python, or another interpreted programming language like R or Matlab
  • Willingness to collaborate and communicate with others to solve a problem

Benefits

Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefitsMental health benefitsFamily building benefitsChild care and pet benefitsAccess to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings AccountRRSP plan with company match to help save for your futureLyft is proud to support new parents with 18 weeks of paid time off, designed as a top-up plan to complement provincial programs. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible.Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride creditsLyft may use artificial intelligence to screen applicants, however, Lyft employees make the ultimate selection and hiring decisions.This job fills an existing vacancy.Health insuranceDental insuranceFlexible scheduleEquity / stock optionsPerformance bonus

Additional Information

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. Lyft's Data Science Team builds mathematical models underpinning the platform's core services. Compared to other technology companies of a similar size, the set of problems that we tackle is incredibly diverse. They cut across optimization, prediction, modeling, inference, transportation, and mapping. We are hiring motivated experts in each of these fields. We're looking for someone who is passionate about solving mathematical problems with data, and are excited about working in a fast-paced, innovative and collegial environment. You will report into a Science Manager.

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