Job Description
About the role and team
Working at Uber means solving hard problems in a high-stakes, fast-moving environment. You’ll need to take ownership, stay adaptable, and build with both urgency and care. If you’re energized by challenge and motivated by real-world impact, this is where you’ll grow!
As an Applied Scientist on the Discovery Science team, you will move the needle for the business through strong product execution at the intersection of ML research and marketplace algorithms. This isn't about tuning models in a vacuum; it’s about navigating the messiness of a multi-sided ecosystem where performance, safety, and scale are inseparable. You will partner with engineers to architect the next generation of RecSys, balancing technical rigor with the pressure of real-world traffic and shifting business priorities.
What you’ll do
- Design and implement ML models and objective functions that unify competing business interests like organic relevan...