Senior Data Scientist — Optimisation for Last-Mile Logistics

relaytech.co; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous equity

Private health & dental coverage

25 days of holidays

Enhanced parental leave

Hardware of your choice

Gym subsidies

Job summary

relaytech.co is seeking a talented individual for an Operational Research role, responsible for translating operational needs into optimisation models. You will develop algorithms and work closely with engineering teams to automate solutions, driving efficiency across Relay's logistics network.

The ideal candidate has experience in operational research, is proficient in programming languages such as Python or C++, and is eager to work on large-scale optimisation challenges impacting logistics decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in heuristics and mathematical programming.
• Comfortable coding in general purpose or performance languages.

Responsibilities

• Translate operational requirements into optimisation models.
• Develop and evaluate algorithms and heuristics.
• Work closely with engineering for automated solutions.

Skills

Operational research experience

Coding in Python, Rust, Julia or C++

Problem-solving

Understanding of heuristics

Job description

relaytech.co is seeking a talented individual for an Operational Research role, responsible for translating operational needs into optimisation models. You will develop algorithms and work closely with engineering teams to automate solutions, driving efficiency across Relay's logistics network.

The ideal candidate has experience in operational research, is proficient in programming languages such as Python or C++, and is eager to work on large-scale optimisation challenges impacting logistics decisions.