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As an Applied Scientist you will conduct and guide algorithmic-research driven software development. We process millions of customer orders every week and our systems make fundamental scheduling planning and routing decisions within our warehouses. You will be improving the warehouse efficiency by solving a stochastic optimization problem at the crossroads of combinatorial optimization and data-science. Our research pipeline enables fast incremental improvements which together with the scale of our decisions has a direct impact on the productivity of our warehouses.
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- our diversity & inclusion strategy: employee resource groups: WED LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING) Contribute to research design and implementation of algorithms to improve our algorithmic framework Deliver end-to-end solutions and set the bar for the whole development cycle that includes research prototyping implementing production software as well as testing and operating the highly available production system Influence our research and development methodologies to foster a scalable and data-driven architecture Master or PhD in Mathematics Computer Science or another quantitative field together with industry experience in algorithm-related software development in Java Kotlin Python or similar Working experience in state-of-the-art methods in software design architecture and distributed system e.g. microservices and RESTful APIs Applied knowledge of advanced algorithmic techniques (e.g. from combinatorics graph theory) or mathematical modeling (e.g. from operations research probability theory statistics) together with corresponding applied research experience Ability to work collaborate and communicate in an agile and cross-functional team with engineers product owners and other applied scientists Zalando provides a range of benefits heres an overview of what you can expect. Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about what we offer. Employee shares program 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando 30% off Zalando Lounge discounts from external partners 2 paid volunteering days a year Hybrid working model with 60% (or more) remote per week actual practice is up to each team to best support their collaboration Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year 27 days of vacation a year to start Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement) Family services including counseling and support Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass) Mental health support and coaching availableWED LOVE TO MEET YOU IF
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Full-Time