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DoorDash

Runs apps for local food and grocery delivery

Operations Research Scientist

Applied Machine LearningConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • PhD in operations research, industrial engineering, computer science, or a related field.
  • At least 2 years of post-graduate research or industry experience solving complex optimization problems using mathematical programming or metaheuristics.
  • Programming fundamentals, experience with object-oriented and functional programming languages, and understanding of algorithms.
  • Must be comfortable regularly exercising discretion and independent judgment in performing job duties, including evaluating options, making informed decisions, and determining appropriate courses of action within the scope of assigned responsibilities.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement new algorithm components within the production dispatching system to meet emerging requirements.
  • Integrate state-of-the-art optimization and machine learning techniques to improve the efficiency and quality of dispatching decisions.
  • Extract insights from the logistics system by analyzing data and modeling, and translate those insights into production algorithm components.
  • Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, product managers, business operators, and others to develop cross-cutting and scalable solutions that guide value for consumers, dashers, and merchants.

About the Company

DoorDash

Runs apps for local food and grocery delivery

DoorDash runs apps that let people order restaurant meals, groceries, and other goods from local businesses, which independent couriers called Dashers bring to their doors. In 2019 it overtook Grubhub to become the largest food delivery service in the United States, and it later expanded abroad by buying Finland's Wolt and Britain's Deliveroo. Merchants pay DoorDash a fee on each order and can buy ads in its apps, while customers pay delivery and service fees or join DashPass, a subscription that cuts those fees. Businesses can also hire Dashers through its Drive service to carry orders placed on their own websites. Four Stanford students founded DoorDash in 2013, and it is based in San Francisco, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Founded
2013

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