Senior Operations Research Engineer

At Hungryroot, we understand that food is deeply personal—it fuels our bodies and minds, impacting how we feel and function every day. Yet, the current food system makes it difficult to make healthy, enjoyable choices. With busy lifestyles and traditional grocery experiences that leave us overwhelmed, many struggle to find balance. Hungryroot is changing that through a seamless digital experience designed to make healthy eating effortless. At Hungryroot, we’re building the most consumer-centric food and wellness company to ever exist, empowering people to eat healthier, feel better, and make food choices that truly support their well-being.
We are a distributed team built on top talent from over 28 states across the U.S. While we have a headquarters in New York City, we support employees working from wherever they are based. We believe in fostering team connection and collaboration across all of ourOur cutting-edge AI technology, SmartCart™, powers a personalized meal planning and grocery shopping experience that is tailored to each customer’s unique preferences, dietary needs, budget, and goals. By recommending the right groceries and recipes, SmartCart™ saves hours of meal prep and shopping time, reduces stress, and ensures that customers always have fresh, nutritious options on hand. With an intuitive, easy-to-use digital platform, we bring variety and convenience to the forefront, helping customers discover new foods they love, while minimizing waste and saving money.  employees' locations. Expect to attend regular team building events and an annual company retreat. Expect to be treated like an owner who cares about our common goal, not someone who has to clock in and out of work.

Hungryroot is looking for a Senior Operations Research Engineer to be a part of our growing Data Science team. You’ll be responsible for working directly on our core Machine Learning/Operations Research algorithms for: grocery personalization, recipe selection, supply chain forecasting, clustering and more. As a member of the team, you will be building models collaboratively with others, and implement them in experimentation and production settings.  You will be analyzing results of experiments, and will deep dive into the results to understand their impact, as well as plan next iterations.

This role will join Hungryroot’s Data Science team. In this critical role you will work closely with our data scientists and operation research experts to tackle the core challenges at the company that will be crucial to the success of Hungryroot. If you want to help us change how people grocery shop and eat for the better, we’d love for you to apply!

• Building out Operations Research modeling for our box filling algorithms, inventory forecasting, supply chain optimization
• Machine learning modeling for our core grocery personalization algorithms
• Data analysis, discussion and interpretation of experiment results
• Data analysis and interpretation of production data to inform future experiments and decisions

• Experience with optimization tools and libraries (Gurobi, CPLEX, PuLP).
• Knowledge of Machine Learning algorithms and systems, with at least one application built and deployed to production.
• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Proficiency in data manipulation, analysis, and visualization.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to translate business problems into mathematical models.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Be able to discuss the pros and cons of various solutions to a problem.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to haves 

• Machine learning frameworks (e.g., scikit-learn, PyTorch)
• Masters or PhD in Operations Research

• Remote-first: work from home, work from our NYC office, work from anywhere in the U.S. - you decide!
• Equity 
• Unlimited vacation policy
• Universal paid parental leave
• Monthly Hungryroot credit for delicious, healthy groceries
• Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Wellbeing benefits including One Medical, Spring Health, LiveHealth, Rightway care concierge, and more
• 401k with match
• A work from home stipend to support your initial home-office setup

Expected Pay Range
$160,000-$200,000 USD

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Our mission to help make healthy eating easy, accessible, and joyful is better served by a diverse workplace. We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building an inclusive workplace. We have zero-tolerance for harassment or discrimination. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected class.