Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Marketplace Pricing

Uber's Marketplace is at the heart of Uber's business and the Dynamic Supply Pricing (DSP) team develops the models, algorithms, signals, and large-scale distributed systems that power real-time driver pricing for billions of rides. Engineers on the team work on cutting-edge marketplace ML problems and real-time multi-objective optimizations serving 1M+ predictions/second. They regularly present $1B+ opportunities to executive stakeholders and receive close mentorship from the most senior engineers within the organization, setting you up for fast-tracked career growth and the opportunity to learn from experienced technical leaders.

We are looking for exceptional ML engineers with a track record of extraordinary impact and with a passion for building large-scale systems that optimize multi-sided real-time marketplaces. In this role, you will lead the design, development, and productionization of advanced ML models and pricing algorithms, covering deep learning, causal modeling, and reinforcement learning. You will work with engineers, product managers, and scientists to set the team's technical direction and solve some of Uber's most challenging and most complex business problems in order to provide earnings opportunities for millions of drivers worldwide.

What You Will Do

• Lead the design, development, and productionization of end-to-end ML solutions for large-scale distributed systems serving billions of trips
• Develop novel pricing approaches for online marketplaces combining machine learning, algorithmic game theory, and optimization to provide earnings opportunities for millions of drivers
• Collaborate with the team leads to set the team's technical direction and own its implementation, providing technical mentorship to junior engineers
• Work with a team of engineers, product managers, and scientists to design and deliver high-impact technical solutions to complex business problems

Basic Qualifications

• Ph.D., M.S. or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or Operations Research, or equivalent technical background with exceptional demonstrated impact
• 4+ years of experience in developing and deploying machine learning models and optimization algorithms in large-scale production environments, delivering measurable business impact over multiple quarters and making significant technical contributions
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Scala, Java, or Go
• Experience with large-scale data systems (e.g. Spark, Ray), real-time processing (e.g. Flink), and microservices architectures
• Experience in the development, training, productionization and monitoring of ML solutions at scale, ranging from offline pipelines to online serving and MLOps
• Deep understanding of modern ML algorithms (e.g. DNNs, multi-task models, transformers) and mathematical optimization (e.g. LP, convex optimization)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in developing and deploying pricing algorithms for multi-sided real-time marketplaces with strategic agent behavior
• Experience leading complex technical projects and influencing the scope and output of others
• Track record of translating ambiguous business problems into technical solutions and driving multi-functional projects
• Excellent communication skills to lead initiatives and collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners
• Experience in reinforcement learning and causal machine learning

For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$198,000 per year - USD$220,000 per year.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$198,000 per year - USD$220,000 per year.
For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$198,000 per year - USD$220,000 per year.
For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$198,000 per year - USD$220,000 per year.

For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link.

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