Research Engineer, Bigblue

• Either 4+ years of experience developing and applying optimization algorithms, or a PhD focused on applied optimization (i.e. Operation Research, Control Theory, Simulation, …)
• Proficient in software engineering methods and tools (IDE, git, tests, …)
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work with diverse teams
• Solid foundations in algorithms, optimization theory, and their practical limits
• Regardless of who you are and how many “boxes” you tick on the job description, if you have the energy and passion to help shape Bigblue’s entrepreneurial adventure, APPLY

Desirable

• As a Research Engineer, you will develop and maintain efficient and robust algorithms that significantly improve our warehouse operations
• You'll work at the intersection of research and engineering, identifying optimization opportunities, collaborating with stakeholders on operational feasibility, and shipping solutions that have immediate, visible impact on our European fulfillment network
• This is probably one of the highest-leverage job openings we have today – each percentage of performance we squeeze out of our algorithms allow us to scale even faster
• Identify optimization opportunities across our WMS algorithms
• Align with stakeholders on operational feasibility and discuss tradeoffs
• Develop and maintain efficient and robust algorithms that significantly improve our operations
• Collect feedback, measure performance and iterate based on real-world results
• What Success Looks Like:
• After 6 months: You've ramped-up on our codebase, built an experimentation framework and tested several improvements to our existing algorithms
• After 1 year: You're mentoring fellow engineers to develop our optimization capabilities
• After 2 years: You're leading a small team focused on making our WMS optimization solutions world class
• Why This Role Is Exciting (at least to us):
• High volumes: Work with data from the largest tech player in the field based in Europe
• High agency: We are a small team and you get to design, develop, ship, and actually see the result of your work on the ground
• Open field: It's still day 1 at Bigblue and you will drive many important decisions that will shape both your job and the entire company

• Recruiter phone screen: Get to know Bigblue and the role
• Hiring manager phone screen: Deep dive into your experience and the position
• Case study: Technical algorithm-focused challenge
• Onsite interview: Past project discussion and culture fit
• 2-3 Reference calls
• Offer