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Founding Algorithm Developer

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Job Description:

FLEETLINE WRITES OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS FOR LARGE TRUCKING COMPANIES. AFTER A RECENT SPIKE IN CONTRACTED CUSTOMERS, WE’RE EXPANDING THE TEAM AND HIRING FOUNDING ENGINEERS.

Job Responsibility:

  • Build and scale core optimization algorithms used directly in production
  • Write optimization systems (e.g. MILPs, LPs, heuristics, etc.)
  • Build and maintain data pipelines that operate at real production scale
  • Move quickly from idea → implementation → customer usage
  • Contribute to long-term product and technical direction
  • Willingness to do whatever is needed technically, from deep algorithm work to integration and tooling
  • Comfortable being forward-deployed: talking to customers, understanding constraints, and solving concrete problems

Requirements:

  • Has experience writing optimization algorithms (MILPs, ML, DP, RL, stochastic models, heuristics, or similar)
  • A generalist who can operate across the stack when needed
  • Ships code fast and often
  • not a perfectionist
  • Comfortable working in ambiguity with incomplete information
  • Extremely hardworking when part of a strong, mission-aligned team
  • Background may include top startups or big tech, ex-founder / founding engineer experience, or serious side projects that are shipped and live
  • Comfortable with Python and TypeScript
  • US citizen/visa only
  • In office in New York City is required

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 07, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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On-site work
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