Data Scientist - Algorithms, Mapping
Key Skills for This Role
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Responsibilities:
- Own the complete lifecycle of algorithmic solutions from problem formulation, data exploration, and feature engineering to deployment, monitoring, and iteration
- Prioritize and lead deep dives into our data to uncover new product and business opportunities
- Partner closely with Engineering to build and scale production-grade ML systems, real-time inference services, batch pipelines, and feature stores
- Design, implement, and analyze different types of experiments, and facilitate and foster data-driven and informed decision making and prioritization
- Drive scientific excellence by introducing modern techniques in ML, optimization, reinforcement learning, or graph-based methods to unlock new product capabilities
- Establish metrics that measure the health of our products, as well as rider and driver experience
- Translate complex business challenges into concrete algorithmic solutions in close collaboration with Product, Engineering, Operations, and Science teams
Experience:
Advanced degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, physics, economics, operations research, neuroscience, or engineering, or relevant work experience
3+ years hands-on experience in a data science or machine learning role working with production machine learning models and optimization systems
Passion for solving unstructured and non-standard mathematical problems
Experience independently driving multi-project algorithmic scopes and navigating technical ambiguity from ideation to delivery
Experience with machine learning models in production, making practical tradeoffs among algorithm sophistication, compute complexity, maintainability, and extensibility in production environments
Strong oral and written communication skills, and ability to collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners
Working knowledge of modern machine learning frameworks and distributed computing systems, including PyTorch, TensorFlow, Ray, Spark, etc.
Benefits:
- Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits
- Mental health benefits
- Family building benefits
- Child care and pet benefits
- Access to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account
- RRSP plan with company match to help save for your future
- In addition to provincial observed holidays, salaried team members are covered under Lyft's flexible paid time off policy. The policy allows team members to take off as much time as they need (with manager approval). Hourly team members get 15 days paid time off, with an additional day for each year of service
- Lyft 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 credits
- Lyft is committed to creating an inclusive workforce that fosters belonging. Lyft believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, pardoned record of offences, or any other basis protected by applicable law or by Company policy. Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process. Please contact your recruiter if you wish to make such a request.
- Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office at least 3 days per week, including on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid
- The expected base pay range for this position in the Toronto area is CAD $108,000 - CAD $135,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.
- Lyft may use artificial intelligence to screen applicants, however, Lyft employees make the ultimate selection and hiring decisions.
- This job fills an existing vacancy.
About Lyft
Lyft is an American ride-sharing company offering on-demand transportation services through its mobile app.
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