At a glance
Lyft is hiring a Data Scientist in Seattle, WA. It is a full-time role in Data, AI & Analytics, asking for at least 2 years of experience, first listed on November 1. The advertised pay is $129,709–$192,000 a year. The description mentions Statistics, Machine learning, Python and MATLAB. Lyft has 88 other openings in the US, 12 of them in Seattle, WA. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 165 Data & AI openings in Seattle, WA today; the typical one asks for 5 years and advertises about $209,000 a year at the midpoint.
About this role
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
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
- Subsidized commuter benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid
The expected base pay range for this position in the Seattle area is $129,709 - $192,000/year. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process. #LI-DNI
USA Jobs 24 copied this listing from Lyft's official careers site on November 1, 2026 and checked it again November 2, 5:17 AM ET. Lyft will never ask you to pay to apply or to buy equipment with a check they send you. If anyone does, it is a scam.
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