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Senior AI Scientist – Transportation & Logistics

Avathon · Pleasanton, California, United States

Posted about 3 months ago · $160k - $240k

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
82 days
Avathon's roles stay open a median of 83 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
49% of Avathon's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Avathon
high
35 stale, 0 reposted of 45 open
Hiring momentum
46 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-25

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About this role

As a Senior AI Scientist at Avathon, you will focus on developing optimization and machine learning models specifically for logistics and transportation. Your work will involve building models for fleet optimization, routing, scheduling, and ETA prediction, while also collaborating with the logistics engineering team to transition these models from research to production. You will leverage a Computational Knowledge Graph to enhance decision-making and lead AI initiatives within the domain.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

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What you need

  • PhD in Operations Research, Computer Science, Applied Math, Transportation Engineering or a related field
  • 10+ years in AI, ML, optimization or supply chain systems
  • Deep knowledge of routing algorithms (VRP, shortest path, heuristics and metaheuristics) and time series and probabilistic forecasting
  • Hands-on Python (NumPy, pandas, PyTorch or TensorFlow) and optimization solvers (Gurobi, CPLEX, OR-Tools)
  • Experience shipping models to production on real logistics data, ideally at a TMS, visibility or freight vendor
  • Candidates must be based in the Bay Area, CA and are expected to report to the Pleasanton office 5 days a week.

Nice to have

  • Maritime, container logistics or fleet scheduling experience
  • Reinforcement learning, simulation or digital twins, and streaming data (Kafka, Spark) experience
  • Publications at NeurIPS, ICML, INFORMS or similar

What you get

  • Pay Range: $160k - $240k salary annually

Worth weighing

  • Role is not remote; candidates must be in the Bay Area and report to the office daily.
  • Fast-scaling startup environment may require adaptability and quick learning.

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Listed by Avathon on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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