Optimization Specialist

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description This role involves tackling real-world scheduling, routing, allocation, and constraint satisfaction problems using mathematical programming and heuristics. You’ll design robust optimization models and reproducible pipelines that directly power advanced AI-driven systems. Qualifications Background in operations research, applied mathematics, computer science, or engineering Proficient in Python and optimization libraries such as CVXPY, OR-Tools, CPLEX, SciPy, NumPy, and pandas Understanding of mathematical programming methods (MILP, CP, heuristics) and their tradeoffs Experience designing models for scheduling, routing, or allocation at scale Comfortable building reproducible pipelines and benchmarking optimization approaches Care about delivering models that balance optimality, scalability, and real-world performance Curious about how optimization connects with AI systems and large-scale decision engines Requirements Design and implement optimization models and heuristics that solve large-scale real-world scheduling, routing, and allocation problems Deliver reproducible, production-grade pipelines for AI-driven systems What You’ll Do Build scalable optimization pipelines for scheduling, routing, and resource allocation Translate AI lab and product requirements into robust optimization formulations (MILP/CP, heuristics) Benchmark, validate, and stress-test optimization models with real-world datasets Develop heuristics and approximation methods for time-sensitive and large-scale workloads Collaborate with AI researchers and engineers to integrate optimization into production systems Document models, experiments, and workflows for reproducibility and reliability Why This Role Is Exciting Pioneer optimization pipelines that power AI systems in production Apply cutting-edge mathematical programming techniques to high-impact, real-world problems Collaborate on a high-impact effort at the intersection of optimization, AI, and large-scale engineering Help shape how advanced optimization drives the next wave of AI research and applications Pay & Work Structure Classified as an hourly contractor to Mercor Paid weekly via Stripe Connect, based on hours logged Part-time (20–30 hrs/week) with flexible hours—work from anywhere, on your schedule Weekly Bonus of $500–$1000 USD per 5 tasks created Remote and flexible working style