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Senior Software Engineer, Generalist

Remote

About our company

Optimal Dynamics is on a mission to automate and optimize the logistics industry through the use of advanced analytics. We are based on more than three decades of R&D at Princeton University and represent the most sophisticated technology ever developed for the logistics industry. Our customers experience sustained, tangible results with double-digit revenue lift after integration. Optimal Dynamics is a high-growth early-stage company with ~60 employees and $55M in funding. 

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.

Summary

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

Product Software Engineers at Optimal Dynamics use Python, Django, React and Terraform.  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, Data Scientists, and other Software Engineers, design, develop and improve the Products that our customers depend on every day!
  • Design solutions with a customer centric mindset.
  • Analyze and improve the quality, efficiency, scalability, stability, and security of Optimal Dynamics’s systems.
  • Probably many other things; we are a startup after all!

Who you are

  • BSc or MSc degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.
  • 5+ years professional, hands-on product engineering experience designing, building and maintaining complex solutions with emphasis on full stack solutions.
  • Excellent command of Python 3.
  • Excellent command of a front-end JS frameworks such as React.
  • Hands-on experience working with Django.
  • Hands-on experience with any cloud provider such as but not limited to: AWS, GCP, Azure

Nice to have (Bonus Points)

  • Hands-on experience working on Products for transportation systems (TMS, ELD, etc.) and/or scientific/analytics apps is a big plus
  • Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling such as Terraform.
  • Hands-on experience working with dbt and/or DuckDb is a big plus.
  • Familiarity with Operations Research (OR), AI/ML and OR/AI/ML Ops is a plus.
  • Hands-on experience working with monorepo tooling such as but not limited to Bazel, Buck, etc.

About our tech stack and development practices

Optimal Dynamics runs 100% on Amazon AWS and we make use of many AWS technologies (from DynamoDB and Aurora to SSM and SQS and more). We use Python 3 for data and backend and for parts of our AI engine, Java for other parts of our AI engine, and JavaScript/TypeScript for our web SPA. Our data stack is built on Trino, Dagster, dbt, DuckDB and Preset. 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

  • Competitive compensation, including 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 careers@optimaldynamics.com 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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