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Our ideal candidate is: self-motivated, technically excellent at writing code, and passionate about delivering cutting-edge solutions.\nYou will:\nDesign and develop models and algorithms to enable and improve the service of the fulfillment network, including optimal inventory management and reliable delivery service\nCollaborate with business/product team the goal to reduce fulfillment network variable cost reduction by identifying the cost saving opportunities and figuring out proper solution\nContribute to projects that measurably impact business goals, translating a business need to an actionable development plan and executing the plan successfully\nWork cross functionally across Data Science, Engineering, Product, Planning and Operations to implement production processes and reporting to achieve desired KPIs\nContribute to data science and analytics best practices for the team and across the organization\nYou should have:\nA degree in a quantitative field like Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Econometrics, etc. \n5+ years of industry experience in solving optimization and/or machine learning problems and developing practically efficient, automated solutions\nExperience developing, enhancing, and maintaining end-to-end data science production processes, including data modeling, algorithm development, testing, and metric tracking\nSoftware engineering experience to build software to solve real industrial problems, with a strong understanding of system architecture\nProficient with frontier AI models to proactively identify the opportunities for business growth and operational cost saving\nProficient with Python and SQL. 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