Lead Applied Researcher – Pricing

We are looking for a

Lead Applied Researcher — Pricing

to design and evolve dynamic pricing systems for our marketplace. You will develop pricing as a

feedback-driven decision system

, balancing supply, demand, and business outcomes under uncertainty and delayed signals. Unlike traditional surge-based pricing, our marketplace operates on a

unique bid-based pricing model

, where prices are shaped through direct negotiation between riders and drivers. This creates a fundamentally different optimization problem, requiring advanced approaches to modeling user behavior, incentives, and marketplace dynamics.- Design and improve dynamic pricing policies, including elasticity and supply/demand response modeling

• Frame pricing as a decision system under uncertainty and delayed feedback

• Develop, test, and deploy real-time pricing algorithms

• Design and analyze A/B experiments to evaluate pricing impact

• Productionize models in collaboration with engineering, ensuring scalability and robustness

• Monitor system performance, including stability, feedback effects, and long-term behavior

• Contribute to methodological choices (e.g., optimization, control, RL-inspired approaches)

• 3+ years of experience in Data Science, Applied Research, or algorithmic product optimization, preferably in marketplaces or pricing systems

• Strong background in statistics, optimization, and causal inference

• Proven ability to move from problem formulation to production-grade solutions

• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and experience with production ML systems

Nice to Have

• Experience with economic modeling (elasticity, auctions, policy design)
• Familiarity with control systems, RL, or optimization
• Experience working with real-time, high-load systems
• Help us challenge injustice by creating fair choices for millions of people across 1100+ cities in 48 countries
• Develop your professional skills with access to mentoring, career consulting, and learning programs
• Collaborate with teams around the world and gain international experience through our Global Talent Exchange Program
• Engage in company-wide challenges, awards, sports activities, employee-led social impact and volunteering projects
• Work alongside people who take initiative, speak openly, and challenge themselves to grow
• Improve your language skills through co-financed courses and internal speaking clubs
  Final benefits may vary depending on the location.