Optimization Developer, Research Scientist
Remote Canada
Full Time Posted 18 days ago
Job Type
Full Time
Job Details
About Kinaxis Elevate your career journey by embracing a new challenge with Kinaxis. We are experts in tech, but it’s really our people who give us passion to always seek ways to do things better. As such, we’re serious about your career growth and professional development, because People matter at Kinaxis. In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, with a brand-new HQ based in Kanata North in Ottawa. As one of Canada’s Top Employers, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today. At Kinaxis, we power the world’s supply chains to help preserve the planet’s resources and enrich the human experience. As a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, we enable supply chain excellence for all industries, with more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries. We are expanding our team as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers. Location This is a remote position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in the USA About the team Algorithm developers at Kinaxis create algorithms to optimize supply chains. Ever wonder how the hundreds of parts in your new smart phone come together from different suppliers all over the world? Kinaxis solves problems like that every day.Our customers have terabytes of data that needs to be analyzed for the largest supply chains imaginable. Our algorithms move the global economy-- in seconds, not hours, or days.It’s Big Data with an impact; Data Science on the front lines. What you will do
- Investigate novel techniques combining class leading heuristics with optimization
- Research in applying large-scale optimization and machine learning to mission critical supply chain management solutions
- Translate real world Supply Chain Management use cases into mathematical model
- Lead the design, prototyping and implementation of the mathematical model
- Collaborate closely with your agile team members and other stakeholders
- Shape the future direction of Kinaxis as we move into new markets
- C++ for core development
- Commercial mathematical solvers
- State of the art in-memory analytics technology
- Visual Studio, JIRA, Confluence, Git
- Sophisticated internal testing tools to validate correctness and performance
- Virtual and cloud infrastructure for development, support and testing
- Working knowledge or research experience in fusing AI with mathematical optimization, in solving large-scale use cases
- Experience in creating mathematical models of real-world optimization problems
- Working knowledge in machine learning models and algorithms
- Impeccable analytics and problem-solving skills
- Deep understanding of commercial solvers (Gurobi, Xpress, CPLEX)
- Understanding of object-oriented design and design patterns, unit testing
- The commitment to help every member of your team perform better
- PhD in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering or Computer Science
- Background in, or understanding of, Supply Chain Management
- Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)
- Flexible work options
- Physical and mental well-being programs
- Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
- Mentorship programs and training and career development
- Recognition programs and referral rewards
- Hackathons
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