# Data Scientist at Lyft

- Company: Lyft
- Status: Open
- Workplace: On-site
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Level: Mid-level
- Discipline: AI & ML
- Employment: Full-time
- Posted: 2026-09-02
- Skills: All Talent Team Access
- Apply: https://app.careerpuck.com/job-board/lyft/job/8772592002?gh_jid=8772592002

## Description

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. 
 Responsibilities: 
• Partner with Engineers, Product Managers, and Business Partners to frame problems, both mathematically and within the business context.
• Perform exploratory data analysis to gain a deeper understanding of the problem.
• Construct and fit statistical, machine learning, or optimization models.
• Write production modeling code.
• Collaborate with Software Engineers to implement algorithms in production.
• Design and run both simulated and live traffic experiments.
• Analyze experimental and observational data.
• Communicate findings.
• Facilitate launch decisions.
 Experience: 
• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or related field.
• 2 years of experience in job offered, Operations Research, or related occupation.
• Experience with solving unstructured and non-standard mathematical problems.
• Experience with end-to-end data including querying, aggregation, analysis, and visualization.
• Experience with Python and other programming languages such as R and MATLAB.
 Benefits: 
• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• 401(k) plan to help save for your future
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
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