WHAT DOES AN UBER DATA SCIENTIST LOOK LIKE?

This week I profiled 263 people with the job title "Data Scientist," who are based in the United States and currently working for peer to peer ride-sharing powerhouse, Uber.

Here is what I discovered and hope you find it an interesting read.

Some familiar faces with respect to where Data Scientists graduate from.

Out of 263, 225 have a Masters and/or a Ph.D.

Statistics, the same as at Amazon and Google, remains the most popular discipline for Data Scientists to graduate within.

My name is Richard Downes, and I specialize in helping companies hire experienced Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning professionals in Europe and the United States. If you are considering your next career move or are a company needing to make an experienced hire within any of these areas, please feel free to get in touch and take a look at my video introduction, embedded below.