Data Scientist- Logistics Delivery Team

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About The Opportunity

Grubhub is dedicated to connecting hungry diners with our wide network of restaurants across the country. Our innovative technology, easy-to-use platforms and streamlined delivery capabilities make us an industry leader today, and in the future of online food ordering. 

 

We strive to create a workplace that reflects the diversity of our customers and the communities we serve. When you join our team, you become part of a community that works together to innovate, solve problems, take risks, grow, work hard and have a ton of fun in the process!

 

Why Work For Us

We have a fast-paced environment and that is what our teams thrive on. Grubhub believes in empowering people and offering opportunities for development, as well as professional growth.  We value strong, positive relationships in all areas: with each other, our customers and our greater community.  Want to be a part of a team of diverse collaborators in an authentically fun culture?  If so, we want to talk to you - and hear what’s your favorite restaurant for food delivery!

 

Grubhub is looking for an innately curious, business-minded, results-oriented Data Scientist to work on our Logistics Data Science team. As part of our Delivery initiative, this team is focused on developing models, algorithms, simulations, and experiments to accelerate and perfect our delivery systems. As a member of this highly collaborative team, you will get to partner with stakeholders all across the business to solve diverse, novel and highly formidable problems.  The team’s responsibilities are uniquely broad; they encompass topics such as delivery timing estimation, driver payment strategies, dynamic market balancing and smarter driver dispatching.

 

A successful candidate is a motivated person with strong model, algorithm, and software development, and communication skills.  They should hold themselves to a high standard for coding best practices and a passion for pushing their team to new heights by designing new tools and evangelizing durable and efficient solutions for deploying large scale machine learning models and algorithms.  Ideally, the candidate would strive to remain abreast with related science technologies, show growth in charting new avenues for automation through data science and the rare ability to appropriately balance short term gains with long term goals.

Some Challenges You’ll Tackle

  • Build and deploy models and algorithms that intelligently automate a diverse array of services and operations that make Grubhub food delivery possible.
  • You will constantly pivot between the daily tasks of research, model building and programming to architecting a strategic vision for how our team can automate and optimize Grubhub’s delivery operations.
  • You will develop and maintain strong relationships with software engineering teams consuming your algorithm and model outputs.
  • Apply robust and maintainable coding practices to ensure high-quality outputs at all times to our model consumers.

You Should Have

You should have:

 

  • Master’s degree in a quantitative or technical field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or Computer Engineering
  • 4 years of industry experience in a data science role or adjacent position
  • Expert knowledge with Python scripting language and SQL.
  • Experience with the entire pipeline of deploying machine-learning algorithms including their development, validation, implementation, and production launch.
  • Demonstrable proficiency in basic statistics, linear algebra, and calculus as they relate to machine learning concepts.
  • Interest in coding best practices, both in acquiring them, developing them, and evangelizing them to teammates and others.
  • Strong ability to distill and communicate complex technical concepts and solutions at a level appropriate for the intended audience.

 

Got These?  Even Better:

  • Ph.D. in aforementioned quantitative or technical field or 6 years of industry directly relevant industry experience.
  • Past successes processing, research, and modeling GPS data or geotraces.
  • Experience with big data: extraction, processing, filtering, and presenting large data quantities using cloud technologies like AWS.
  • Familiarity with utilizing a clustered distributed-data processing tool such as Spark, Dask or Hive.
  • Expert level knowledge of experimental statistics, research and best practices.

And Of Course, Perks!

  • Flexible PTO. Grubhub employees are provided a generous amount of time to recharge their batteries. 
  • Health and Wellness. We provide programs that support your overall well-being such as generous medical benefits, employee network groups, company-wide fitness challenges, and a comfortable and casual workplace! We also support our parents by offering 8 weeks of paid parent bonding time, a 4-week returnship program, and 6-8 weeks paid medical leave.
  • Learning and Career Growth. Your personal and professional development is a priority at Grubhub. From day one, we empower you to lead and be an active participant in your career growth.  We provide continuous learning opportunities, training, and coaching and mentorship programs.  
  • MealPerks. Who’s ready for some lunch? We provide our employees with a weekly Grubhub credit  to enjoy and support local restaurants. We also offer company-wide meals several times a year to bring our Grubhub family together.
  • Fun. Every Grubhub office has an employee-led Culture Crew that connects people through fun, meaningful events and initiatives. Some of our popular past events include: Wing-eating contests, Grubtoberfest, 5k Runs, Bring Your Child to Work Day, regular happy hours, and more!
  • Social Impact. We believe in the importance of serving the communities that support our business. In addition, employees are given paid time off each year to support the causes that are important to them. 

Grubhub is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here: DOL Poster. If you are applying for a job in the U.S. and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.  

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Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Sales & Marketing
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    • JIRAManagement
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Location

We are in the heart of downtown Boston's financial district, easily accessible by bus and train, and surrounded by tons of restaurants and amenities.

An Insider's view of Grubhub

How do your team's ideas influence the company's direction?

Our inside sales team lives on the company's front lines, playing an integral part in our growth strategy. Our sales team has direct access to our CSO, CEO and the entire marketing team. Their feedback, ideas, and suggestions -- even down to who they choose to call day in and day out ultimately define who our next client becomes.

Kathleen

Inside Sales Manager

What are Grubhub Perks + Benefits

Grubhub Benefits Overview

PTO. Grubhub employees enjoy a generous amount of time to recharge.

Health and Wellness. Excellent medical benefits, employee network groups and paid parental leave are just a few of our programs to support your overall well-being.

Competitive Pay. You’ll receive a competitive base salary with eligibility for generous incentives, bonuses, commission or RSUs (role-specific).

Learning and Career Growth. Your personal and professional development is a priority at Grubhub. We empower you to be a leader and grow your career through training, coaching and mentorship opportunities.

MealPerks. Get meals on us! Our employees get a weekly Grubhub credit to enjoy and support local restaurants.

Fun. Every Grubhub office has an employee-led Culture Crew that connects people through fun, meaningful events and initiatives like Wellness Wednesdays, Slack competitions and happy hours!

Social Impact. At Grubhub we believe in giving back. In 2021, the Grubhub Community Fund gave more than $25 million to over 23 charitable organizations.. Employees are also given paid time off each year to support the causes that are important to them.

Friday Half Days! Grubhub has newly instituted a permanent Friday afternoon holiday -- meaning Permanent Friday HALF DAYS!!! Our offices are closed every Friday, so in-office teams will work remote every Friday. All employees are encouraged to end their Friday's at 1:00pm local time to get a head start to the weekend! Depending on certain business needs, some teams may implement a different schedule for this time off ... but everyone is getting extra time off, regardless!!!

COVID-19. Grubhub Covid-19 vaccination policy requires employees to be fully vaccinated, and employees must be able to show proof of full-Covid-19 vaccination, prior to starting employment.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Grubhub partners with many Non Profits through our “Donate the Change” program. Past examples include The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), Feed the Soul Foundation, and World Central Kit
Open door policy
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Team workouts
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Certain roles within Grubhub are eligible to receive company equity.
Performance bonus
Certain roles within Grubhub are eligible for bonuses.
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Relocation assistance
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Technology employees are eligible to receive up to $2,000 annually for continuing education opportunities such as conferences, bootcamps and events.
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available

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