$185K – $285K/yr
Data Scientist, Fleet Orchestration Algorithms
Role overview
Job description
- Design, prototype, and help deploy algorithms for vehicle assignment, staging, routing, and pricing
- Model the inputs to orchestration (rider demand, data-collection value, servicing needs, events, and policies) as objectives and constraints
- Work with specialists in marketplace economics, forecasting, and autonomy to turn their models into decisions the fleet acts on
- Measure impact on revenue, utilization, and rider experience through simulation, offline evaluation, and online experiments
- Contribute to how we evaluate and roll out orchestration improvements
- PhD or MS with 2+ years of relevant industry or research experience, in operations research, robotics, controls, transportation, computer science, applied math, or a related field
- Deep expertise in at least one of: combinatorial/integer optimization, stochastic optimization or control, reinforcement learning/approximate DP, network flows, or marketplace/demand modeling, plus the curiosity to work across the rest
- Strong coding skills in Python, C++, or Rust; you write clean, tested, version-controlled code
- Ability to turn ambiguous real-world problems into well-defined models and explain the tradeoffs to non-specialists
- Good communication and collaboration skills
- Internship or research experience in ride-hailing, delivery, logistics, or AV fleets (dispatch, routing, rebalancing, pricing)
- Algorithms deployed in production or used on real operational data
- Publications in operations research, transportation, or robotics venues
About this listing
- Listed from Zoox's careers site via Lever · last confirmed on the source 23 Oct 2026
- Posted 21 Oct 2026
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What they are looking for
Skills & requirements
Qualification
PhD or MS with 2+ years of relevant industry or research experience, in operations research, robotics, controls, transportation, computer science, applied math, or a related field
Department · Data Science
Hiring company
Zoox
Zoox is a purpose-built autonomous vehicle designed for riders, not drivers. Learn more about the Zoox robotaxi and the future of ride-hailing.
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