Data Scientist - Dispatch Optimization and Routing

Principal Data Scientist – Dispatch Optimization and Routing Remote(WFH) Working Hours: 4PM-1AM IST We are looking for an accomplished Principal Data Scientist to define and drive the vision and execution of data-driven models aimed at optimizing the delivery experience for both consumers and delivery partners on our platform. This includes areas such as dispatch optimization, delivery routing and ETAs, driver pricing and incentives, and enhancing the overall delivery partner experience. Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with our business, product, and engineering partners across the organization to vision and deliver data science solutions for practical business problems
• Deeply understand our users, our products, and our data to identify opportunities for creating machine learning, optimization and causal inference solutions to deliver a better customer experience and make our business more efficient
• Build data driven, robust and replicable data science models
• Use experimentation and causal inference to measure the impact of our models on user engagement and business metrics.

• 5+ years of industrial experience in data science.
• Experience in delivery tech is required
• Experience in dispatch optimization is required
• MS or PhD in Operations Research, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering or other quantitative field.
• Deep understanding of routing algorithms, scheduling, and optimization frameworks (e.g., Gurobi, CPLEX, OR-Tools).
• Strong ability in translating ambiguous business problems into well-defined technical objectives and providing concrete data science solutions.
• Expert in machine learning, statistics, and experimentation.
• Proficient in Python, SQL, and source control management tool
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (to both technical and business audiences).