Software Engineer, Generalist

Optimal Dynamics · Remote

Company

Optimal Dynamics

Location

Remote

Type

Full Time

Job Description

About our company

Optimal Dynamics is building a decision intelligence engine that brings cosmos to the chaotic world of transportation logistics. No AI hype, no empty promises. Our customers experience sustained, tangible results with double-digit revenue lift after integration. Optimal Dynamics decision intelligence engine is built on technology developed via several decades of research at Princeton University. The company is venture-backed (Series B) by Bessemer Venture Partners and others.

About the team

We are a team of bright, kind, and solution-oriented people focused on creating value for our customers. We can solve problems individually, but understand that the best solutions are found when the team brainstorms ideas together. We are excited about balancing the need to deploy new solutions quickly and designing solutions that are secured, reliable, maintainable and scalable for the long run.

Optimal Dynamics is seeking a Generalist Software Engineer to join our Product Engineering team.

Generalist Software Engineers at Optimal Dynamics use Python+Django daily and very often also get their hands dirty with JavaScript/TypeScript+React. Every engineer at Optimal Dynamics owns a significant part of the intelligent transportation logistics software we are building and contributes code as well as product ideas.

This position is full-time and is open to all remote candidates based in the United States. For candidates who prefer an office experience, Optimal Dynamics headquarters are located in New York, NY.


What you will do
  • Working with Product Managers, Product Designers, Data Scientists, and other Software Engineers, ideate, design and develop new features for and improve existing features of the Optimal Dynamics web app.
  • Analyze and improve the quality, efficiency, scalability, stability, and security of Optimal Dynamics’s web backend and frontend systems.
  • From time to time, interact with Optimal Dynamics’s customers to understand their issues and their feature requests.
  • Probably many other things; we are a startup after all!

Who you are
  • BSc or MSc degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.
  • 3+ years professional, hands-on full-stack (backend & frontend) experience developing multi-tiered web applications. 5+ years for senior roles.
  • Excellent command of Python 3, Django and related technologies.
  • Good command of JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS, HTML and related technologies.

Nice to have
  • Hands-on experience building data-heavy scientific/analytics web apps is a big plus.
  • Hands-on experience in relational databases and SQL is a big plus.
  • Hands-on experience in React is a big plus.
  • Familiarity with Operations Research (OR), AI/ML and OR/AI/ML Ops is a plus.

About our tech stack and development practices

Optimal Dynamic runs 100% on Amazon AWS and we make use of many AWS technologies (from DynamoDB and Aurora to SSM, SQS, etc.). We use Python 3 for backend code and parts of our AI engine, Java for other parts of our AI engine, and JavaScript/TypeScript for our web SPA. All our code is on GitHub.com and every pull request is code reviewed, fully unit tested and immediately deployed via CI/CD for further quality assurance.

Benefits

  • Series B level equity
  • Health / Dental / Vision 100% covered for employee and 50% for dependents
  • Life Insurance, with optional supplemental insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Health Spending Account (HSA)
  • 401(k) with match
  • Unlimited PTO (vacation, personal days, sick days, jury duty, military leave, bereavement) 
  • 10 Holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave for all employees
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurances, and AD&D Insurance
  • Fitness membership reimbursement
  • Commuter benefits
  • Flexible work from home policy
  • Employee discounts

Optimal Dynamics is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace with equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. Our goal is to recruit the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex (including pregnancy), age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Optimal Dynamics is committed to working with and providing access and reasonable accommodation to applicants. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to [email protected] once you've begun the interview process. All requests for accommodations are treated discreetly and confidentially, as practical and permitted by law.

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Date Posted

11/09/2023

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