Uber is hiring for the position of Data Scientist in Hyderabad; Bangalore, India. Candidates with Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree are eligible to apply for this position. The complete information, eligibility criteria, and requirements are provided below.
Job Description:
| Company Name | Uber |
| Position | Data Scientist |
| Qualifications | Bachelor’s/ Master’s Degree |
| Experience | 1 (Years) |
| Location | Hyderabad; Bangalore, India |
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform statistical analyses to identify and understand risk and fraud behaviors, contributing to the development of fraud detection features and models.
- Develop, implement, and maintain fraud rules in response to emerging and evolving fraudulent behaviors.
- Analyze large datasets to extract insights and formulate effective strategies for fraud prevention and mitigation.
- Gain deep understanding of risk-related data, reporting mechanisms, and key performance metrics.
- Design and conduct experiments to evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of risk mitigation solutions and related products.
- Collaborate with global stakeholders—including product, engineering, community operations, and data science teams—on projects focused on risk and fraud mitigation.
- Communicate insights and findings clearly to management to support data-driven business decisions.
- Work under managerial guidance to define and grow expertise in specific risk-related domains.
- Participate in ongoing training programs, functional business reviews, and company-wide meetings.
- Maintain high levels of engagement and adaptability in Uber’s fast-paced and dynamic risk management environment.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in a data-focused role such as product analytics, business analytics, business operations, or data science.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Operational Research, Economics, or a related quantitative discipline.
- Demonstrated ability to apply analytical and statistical methods to solve real-world problems using large datasets.
- Strong creative problem-solving and critical thinking abilities, with a proactive and results-oriented mindset.
- Proficiency in writing and optimizing complex SQL queries.
- Hands-on experience with Python for data analysis or automation tasks.
- At least 1 year of experience in product improvement, analyzing user journeys, and deriving actionable insights from data.
- Good understanding of experimental design and statistical techniques for exploratory data analysis.
- Experience in creating dashboards and data visualizations using tools such as Google Data Studio, Tableau, Mixpanel, Looker, or similar platforms.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and work independently with minimal supervision.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong aptitude for data storytelling and conducting root cause analysis through data.
Preferred Skills:
- Prior experience in risk, fraud, or payments domains is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with experimentation methods, A/B testing, and statistical modeling is a plus.
- Additional experience with Python or R is preferred.
About Company:
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.
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