Founding Algorithm Developer

Fleetline

$100K — $150K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Experience writing optimization algorithms (MILPs, ML, DP, RL, etc.)
  • Generalist capable of operating across the tech stack
  • Ability to ship code quickly and iterate often
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and incomplete data
  • Extremely hardworking; thrives in a mission-driven environment
  • Background in startups, big tech, or successful personal projects
  • Proficient in Python and TypeScript

Responsibilities

  • Build and scale optimization algorithms for production use
  • Develop optimization systems like MILPs, LPs, and heuristics
  • Create and maintain data pipelines at production scale
  • Rapidly move from idea to implementation to customer feedback
  • Influence long-term product and technical strategy
  • Willingness to handle a variety of technical tasks, from algorithms to tooling
  • Engage directly with customers to understand their needs and solve problems

Benefits

  • Work in a dynamic, tech-driven environment
  • Be part of a mission-aligned team
  • Opportunity for rapid professional growth and learning
  • Direct impact on product development and customer satisfaction
  • Collaborative office culture in New York City
Full Job Description
About the role
  • Build and scale core optimization algorithms used directly in production
  • Write optimization systems (e.g. MILPs, LPs, heuristics, etc.)
  • Build and maintain data pipelines that operate at real production scale
  • Move quickly from idea 10 implementation 10 customer usage
  • Contribute to long-term product and technical direction
  • Willingness to do whatever is needed technically, from deep algorithm work to integration and tooling
  • Comfortable being forward-deployed: talking to customers, understanding constraints, and solving concrete problems
  • In office in New York City is required.

What we19re looking for
  • Has experience writing optimization algorithms (MILPs, ML, DP, RL, stochastic models, heuristics, or similar)
  • A generalist who can operate across the stack when needed
  • Ships code fast and often; not a perfectionist
  • Comfortable working in ambiguity with incomplete information
  • Extremely hardworking when part of a strong, mission-aligned team
  • Background may include top startups or big tech, ex-founder / founding engineer experience, or serious side projects that are shipped and live
  • Comfortable with Python and TypeScript

Pedigree is not important. We19re looking for people who are intelligent, gritty, curious, and good at moving quickly.

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