Uber's Consumer Real-Time Pricing team is looking to balance supply and demand in the Eats/Delivery Marketplace by building signals, algorithms, recommendations, and levers that work in real-time to keep the marketplace in balance, which has a direct impact on Uber's top and bottom line.
Requirements
- Experience with optimization packages such as Gurobi, CPLEX, and OR Tools
- Proficiency in one or more coding languages such as Python, Java, Go, or C+
- Familiarity with Machine Learning models, experimentation (e.g., A/B testing) and causal inference
- Experience with real-time optimization systems (optimization under tight time constraints)
- Experience with two or three-sided marketplace design, matching/allocation, pricing optimization, etc
- Masters in relevant fields (Operations Research, Computer Science, Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, etc.) with a focus on optimization modeling
- PhD in relevant fields (Operations Research, Computer Science, Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, etc.) with a focus on optimization modeling
Responsibilities
- Develop the objective function which balances magical user experience and economics of the business
- Improve timeliness for Uber delivery trips
- Maximize throughput of trips the marketplace can handle
- Set optimal prices to achieve marketplace balance
- Build new scalable algorithms for real-time delivery pricing products across hundreds of global marketplaces
- Take things from mathematical formulation through to prototype and experiment
- Help identify new opportunities for improving our algorithms and models
Other
- Masters in relevant fields (Operations Research, Computer Science, Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, etc.) with a focus on optimization modeling
- 5+ years of industry experience developing algorithms and models for large-scale deployment
- Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with cross-functional partners
- Ability to work at least half of the work time in the assigned office, unless formally approved to work fully remotely
- Eligibility to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp
