Senior Staff Engineer - Operations Research
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Summary
About the Role
About You
- PhD in relevant fields (Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science) with a focus on optimization modeling.
- 6+ years of industry experience developing algorithms and models for large-scale deployment.
- Experience with optimization packages such as Gurobi, CPLEX, and OR Tools.
- Experience with two-sided marketplace design, pricing optimization, matching/allocation.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with cross-functional partners.
- 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 mentoring and growing junior engineers.
- Experience with creating and defining technical direction and roadmaps.
- Experience in 0 to 1 projects from idea/inception through to launch.
Benefits
- Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program.
- May be offered an equity award & other types of compensation.
- All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan.
- Various benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
We are Uber. The go-getters. The kind of people who are relentless about our mission to help people go anywhere and get anything and earn their way. Movement is what we power. It’s our lifeblood. It runs through our veins. It’s what gets us out of bed each morning. It pushes us to constantly reimagine how we can move better. For you. For all the places you want to go. For all the things you want to get. For all the ways you want to earn. Across the entire world. In real time. At the incredible speed of now. The idea for Uber was born on a snowy night in Paris in 2008, and ever since then our DNA of reimagination and reinvention carries on. We’ve grown into a global platform powering flexible earnings and the movement of people and things in ever expanding ways. We’ve gone from connecting rides on 4 wheels to 2 wheels to 18-wheel freight deliveries. From takeout meals to daily essentials to prescription drugs to just about anything you need at any time and earning your way. From drivers with background checks to real-time verification, safety is a top priority every single day. At Uber, the pursuit of reimagination is never finished, never stops, and is always just beginning.