Wolt

online delivery platform

SeniorAppliedScientist,OperationsResearch

Berlin, Germany Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Senior Applied Scientist, Operations Research at Wolt. Skills: Operations Research, Applied Science, Machine Learning, Python, SQL. build and deploy Applied Science and Machine Learning solutions. improve critical processes within Wolt's online delivery platform and business operations”

What You'll Achieve.

improve the efficiency of our logistics operations and, hence, our business

Industry & Context.

online delivery platform
Problems you'll solve

break down challenging problems into manageable parts; tackling complex problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Solid experience in Operations Research and production-level Applied Science projects, Deep understanding of Operations Research principles, foundation in statistics, fluent coding ability in Python, experience working with databases (SQL)

Nice to Have

Experience within logistics, optimization, or operational research domains, Knowledge of experimental design and analysis, including A testing, C++ or Go is a plus, degree in a field related to Operations Research or Applied Science

What You'll Do.

build and deploy Applied Science and Machine Learning solutions

improve critical processes within Wolt's online delivery platform and business operations

owning applied science use cases as part of a product development

identifying opportunities

developing and prototyping a solution

supporting its deployment

and improving it in production

develop algorithms and solutions for efficiently assigning tasks to our Courier Partners

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

collaborating effectively with stakeholders across teams

Communication Scope

Comfortable explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Process & Methodology

own solutions end-to-end: from prototyping to deployment, maintenance, and continuous improvement

Full Job Description

About Wolt At Wolt, we create technology that brings joy, simplicity and earnings to the neighborhoods of the world. In 2014 we started with delivery of restaurant food. Now we’re building the delivery of (almost) everything and you’ll find us in over 500 cities in 30 countries around the world. In 2022 we joined forces with DoorDash and together we keep on dreaming big and expanding across the globe. Working at Wolt isn’t always easy, but it’s definitely exciting. Here you’ll learn more, build more, and ship more than in most other companies. You’ll be challenged a lot, but also have a lot of fun on the way. So, if you’re a self-starter with drive and entrepreneurial spirit, this could be the ride of your life. Our Applied Scientists at Wolt build and deploy Applied Science and Machine Learning solutions to address a wide variety of challenging business problems. Utilizing a spectrum of methodologies including statistical analysis, machine learning, deep learning, and operations research, they improve critical processes within Wolt's online delivery platform and business operations. Their contributions significantly impact all 31 countries in which we operate. The work consists of owning applied science use cases as part of a product development team; starting from identifying opportunities, to developing and prototyping a solution, all the way to supporting its deployment, monitoring, and improving it in production. We use a variety of technologies and tools including Python, SQL, Snowflake, Flyte, MLflow and Seldon Core to get the job done, and are constantly looking for ways to improve how our applied scientists work. We are looking for an Applied Scientist specialized in Operations Research to be embedded into our cross-functional Logistics Assignments team. Together with other operations researchers, software engineers, and product, design and analytics people, you would develop algorithms and solutions for efficiently assigning tasks to our Courier Partners.

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