Senior Data Scientist, Marketplace
Core
Design, train, and apply machine learning models to deliver accurate real-time and forecast signals for Lyft's rideshare marketplace, powering dynamic pricing and supply management.
Role type
Senior IC data scientist (forecasting & optimization)
Builds
Real-time market supply and demand signals, forecasts, and automated decision systems for Lyft's rideshare platform
Domain
Rideshare / Transportation / Real-time optimization
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Time series forecasting, machine learning model development, feature engineering, Python, production coding, experimental design (A/B testing), data analysis, stakeholder alignment
Preferred skills
Experience with large-scale production settings, unstructured mathematical problem solving
Technologies
Python, modern ML libraries
Responsibilities
Partner with cross-functional teams to frame problems and shape roadmaps; Perform exploratory data analysis; Develop and evaluate time series forecasting and ML models; Write production model code and collaborate on scaling; Design and implement simulated backtesting and live experiments; Define and uplevel monitoring of model and signal health
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
