Uber India

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Uber India's looking for economists with a passion for tackling hard problems with real-world impact. We are economists, statisticians, operations researchers, and computer scientists who combine theoretical insight with rigorous data analysis to expand the value created across Uber’s real-time marketplaces. Economists at Uber work on teams across the company in a variety of roles; we will match hires to roles best suiting their interests and expertise. Economists are central to our strategic decisions and algorithmic solutions. We're hiring economists at all experience levels for our Bengaluru-based team.

What You'll Do

Solve ambiguous business challenges by designing pricing, incentives, and subscription structures.

Model long-term consumer behavior and develop ML-driven optimizations for marketplace levers.

Design experiments (A/B, market-level); apply observational causal inference.

Develop novel data science methodologies and drive technical vision alongside cross-functional teams.

Present findings to business leaders to inform critical strategic decisions.

Qualifications

Basic: Ph.D. in Economics (or a related field) and programming proficiency.

Preferred: Ability to creatively approach business-relevant economic problems; foundational skills in SQL, R, Python, C, C++, or Java; expertise in experimental design and causal inference with observational data; and experience in algorithm prototyping.