Senior Optimization Engineer – Production ML (Remote)

Mission.dev; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

Unlimited PTO

Learning budget

Job summary

Mission.dev is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in mathematical optimization, algorithm design, or optimization-focused machine learning to tackle real-world scheduling problems from a production engineering perspective.

You will design optimization models, build production software, and work across backend, API, and frontend to deliver scalable solutions for school timetabling challenges. Strong collaboration with CTO and cross-functional partners is essential.

Qualifications

• 4–10 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Deep expertise in mathematical optimization, machine learning, or algorithm design, with the ability to apply that expertise to real-world engineering problems.
• Hands-on experience building optimization or machine learning models and turning them into working production software.
• Experience with optimization solvers such as Gurobi or OR-Tools CP-SAT, or a strong mathematical optimization background and the ability to learn new solvers quickly.
• Strong backend engineering skills and a willingness to remain hands-on with code for at least 50% of your time.
• Experience with Python or another relevant programming language, with Python strongly preferred.
• A degree in Computer Science or another related technical field.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and project leadership skills.
• Availability to overlap with teammates in Europe and India during early morning hours in the US.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement optimization algorithms that generate high-quality school schedules under complex real-world constraints.
• Translate mathematical optimization problems into working models and production-ready software.
• Develop, test, and deploy linear optimization or machine learning models, depending on your area of expertise.
• Build and maintain backend services, APIs, background jobs, and AWS infrastructure supporting the optimization engine.
• Contribute to frontend development to help users understand and interact with scheduling results.
• Lead complex technical projects and work closely with the CTO, engineering team, and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

4–10 years experience

Optimization/ML/Algorithms

Production software

Gurobi OR-Tools

Python

Backend engineering

Communication/leadership

Europe/India overlap

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Gurobi

OR-Tools CP-SAT

AWS

Job description

Mission.dev is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in mathematical optimization, algorithm design, or optimization-focused machine learning to tackle real-world scheduling problems from a production engineering perspective.

You will design optimization models, build production software, and work across backend, API, and frontend to deliver scalable solutions for school timetabling challenges. Strong collaboration with CTO and cross-functional partners is essential.