Data Scientist
San Francisco · USD 195,000-222,000 / year · 2+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Oct 17, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 2+ years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- San Francisco
- Salary
- USD 195,000-222,000 / year · Base salary
About the role
- Lyft is seeking a Data Scientist to partner with Engineers, Product Managers, Product Designers, and Business Partners to frame problems mathematically and within a business context.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Engineers, Product Managers, Product Designers, 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.
- Collaborate with Software Engineers to implement algorithms and analytics events in production.
- Design and run both simulated and live traffic experiments.
- Analyze experimental and observational data; communicate findings; facilitate launch decisions.
Requirements
- Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Physics, Data Science, or related field.
- 2 years of experience in job offered, operations research, or related occupation.
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
- 12 observed holidays and discretionary paid time off for salaried team members
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave
- Subsidized commuter benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
Workplace
- In-office on a hybrid schedule
- Expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
