Avathon

Avathon

Senior AI Scientist – Transportation & Logistics

Pleasanton, California, United States · Senior · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$160k-$240kDetected 6 days ago
PythonAlgorithmsAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsKafkaMachine LearningTensorFlowPyTorchPandasNumPySparkNLPComputer VisionForecastingSupply ChainLogisticsPerformance ManagementResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

  • We're hiring a Senior AI Scientist (Transportation & Logistics) at Avathon - where AI meets the real world.
  • You will work on real-world challenges such as routing, scheduling, network optimization, demand forecasting, and asset utilization across multimodal logistics environments including FCL, LCL, FTL, LTL, intermodal, and maritime transportation.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement advanced models for:
  • Build solutions for:
  • Evolving culture with the opportunity to drive new ideas and technology

Requirements

  • 10-15+ years of experience in AI/ML or optimization, or Supply Chain planning systems
  • Strong expertise in:
  • Deep knowledge of:
  • Experience deploying models in production environments
  • Candidates must be based in the Bay Area, CA and are expected to report to our Pleasanton office 5 days a week.

Nice to have

  • Experience in transportation, logistics, or supply chain domain
  • Familiarity with Maritime shipping or fleet scheduling
  • Container logistics and repositioning problems
  • Experience with:
  • Digital twins and simulation systems
  • Knowledge of cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure)
  • Experience with streaming data (Kafka, Spark)

Skills

  • Optimization + Machine Learning hybrid modeling
  • Strong problem-solving and mathematical modeling skills
  • Ability to handle ambiguous, real-world constraints
  • Communication skills to explain complex models to business stakeholders
  • Publications / Patents:
  • Strong plus if you have published in AI/ML/OR conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, INFORMS, etc.)
  • Maritime logistics (vessel scheduling, port operations)
  • Container repositioning and imbalance optimization
  • Truckload (FTL), less-than-truckload (LTL), and intermodal routing
  • Incorporate real-world constraints (time windows, capacity, regulations, SLAs)
  • Productionize models using scalable architectures (cloud-native, APIs)
  • Ensure robustness, explainability, and monitoring of models

Compensation

  • Pay Range: $160k - $240k salary annually. Pay for this position is based on a number of factors including geographic location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits

  • What are the benefits and perks at Avathon?
  • Stock Option Grants
  • Medical Coverage and Parental Leave Plans
  • Contract and temporary roles are not eligible for the above benefits.

Company info

  • Below are some highlights we offer to our U.S. full-time employees -- we'd love to connect and share more!
  • Who We Are & Why Join Us
  • As part of the interview process, you will be asked to complete a technical assessment.

Equal opportunity

  • Avathon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • Avathon is committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us to discuss how we can assist you.
  • If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us to discuss how we can assist you.
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