Data Science / Discrete Optimization Engineer

About Alto

Alto is on a mission to redefine the rideshare experience for passengers, drivers, and employees alike. Through our business model of professional employee drivers and a dedicated fleet of luxury vehicles, we are turning rides into exceptional experiences by delivering industry-leading safety, consistency, and personalization. As the first vertically-integrated fleet manager and ridesharing service, we are also committed to leading the industry by transitioning our entire fleet to electric vehicles. We are rapidly growing and accelerating towards a nationwide expansion. Today, we operate in Los Angeles, Dallas, Washington D.C., Miami, San Francisco, and Houston.

Alto is a destination for innovative, intellectually curious, and forward thinking people. Learn more about us here.

Position Overview

Alto's Technology and Engineering team is looking for a Data Science | Operations Research | Decision Support Engineer to join our optimization team. This person will have an immediate and meaningful impact on a high-growth startup and make changes that drive us forward. With a high degree of autonomy, you will get to work on solutions to complex problems, such as driver scheduling and routing/navigation efficiency and optimization.

What you'll do:

• Design, create, and tune discrete optimization and/or machine learning models to power decision support tools for our fleet operations team
• Prepare, design, and analyze data to test, develop and evaluate a model's effectiveness
• Continue to evaluate and improve models over time
• Launch models in close partnership with Alto's engineering team
• Stay up-to-date with the newest tools and techniques and help Alto integrate them when appropriate
• Provide technical leadership and collaborate with other team members across engineering, DevOps, product, customer support, operations, and others 

What you bring to the table:

• 5+ years experience building enterprise-class applications
• 5+ years experience writing applications in Java, Python or NodeJS
• Working knowledge of optimization methods (LP, MILP, CP, etc.) and related tools
  • and/or working knowledge of time series forecasting methods and techniques
  • and/or working knowledge of VRP systems (jsprit/graphhopper) all a big plus
• Previous experience with fleet operations and analytics, related transportation or logistics experience
• Previous experience launching and maintaining data pipelines, Optimization, or MLOps workflows
• Previous experience with Kubeflow or similar technologies
• Experience and commitment to building robust, well-tested applications
• Experience with modern relational and non-relational database platforms
• Experience with Git (and Git-Flow patterns)
• Familiarity with AWS or GCP cloud based tools and workflows
• Excellent communication skills, a positive attitude, and self-motivated
• Ability to operate in an agile, entrepreneurial start-up environment

What's In It For You

• Salary, bonus and equity in an innovative startup
• Monthly credit to ride Alto, plus membership!
• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401k with 100% company match up to 4%
• Professional development reimbursement up to $1,000
• Unlimited time off, plus 11 company holidays

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