OR/AI Engineer

OR/AI Engineer

Overview:

First and foremost, this position requires experience in both object-oriented programming (Java preferred) and optimization/operations research. If you have these qualifications and are interested in developing them further at an exciting start-up, then this position is perfect for you. If not, but would still like to pursue a career at Optimal Dynamics, check the career page at https://www.optimaldynamics.com/careers for other openings that may be a better fit.

Who you are:

• You are a quick learner and excited about learning new technologies
• You thrive in an environment with a lot of context and minimal guidance
• You are passionate about building large scale optimization software with automated testing, code/data quality and engineering best practices
• You are adept at communicating and collaborating effectively with others, promoting your ideas as well as being humble when you may be wrong
• You like to work within a concentrated team, collaborating with your colleagues (product manager, designer, data scientist) to ship impactful products

Job Description/Responsibilities:

• In the onboarding stage, senior members of the OR/AI team will get you up to speed on our technologies and help you develop your skill set to the point where you can contribute to the development of cutting edge optimization and AI tools for the logistics industry
• Become a Java champion within the organization to assist and support in continuous improvement and refactoring efforts for our existing infrastructure
• Heavily engaged in the software development life cycle (research, design, experimentation, development. deployment, monitoring, and maintenance) to ensure stability and quality of the codebase 
• Research and implement best practices to enhance our existing machine learning infrastructure in production environments
• You will have the freedom to ideate and apply novel methodologies and techniques
• You will have the ability to learn directly from leaders in the field of AI and optimization

Qualifications:

• MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Operations Research, or Industrial Engineering OR BS in one of these fields and two or more years of industry experience
• Significant experience with an object-oriented programming language (Java, C/#/++,  etc.) and software design
• Background classwork or experience in optimization, probability, and statistics
• Some background in machine learning or artificial intelligence.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex issues and find resolutions
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment

Nice to have:

• Experience with Cloud Computing platforms: Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google App Engine or similar
• Experience working with messaging tools like Kafka, RabbitMQ, and ZeroMQ
• Some experience with DevOps (i.e. Docker, Github Actions etc.)
• Background in stochastic optimization
• Background knowledge about logistics
• Gradle or other build systems

Where:

• New York, NY (hybrid 2-3 days/week)