Routing Optimization Engineer Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States

EverDriven is a rapidly growing, tech-enabled transportation management company, serving some of the most vulnerable children in our community. We exist to ensure that children with special needs receive safe, efficient, and cost- effective transportation to and from school. Our proprietary, best-in-class, technology solutions enable school districts and parents to easily plan, track and adjust each student's trips, to and from school, and gives the student access to the educational experience they deserve. Every Trip. Every Day. If you're someone who thrives in a mission forward, fast-paced, technology driven environment, we would love to talk to you about a fulfilling career at EverDriven.

Position Summary :

We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate Routing Optimization Engineer to join our core technology team. In this role, you help architect the logic that powers every trip. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying sophisticated optimization models to solve complex Vehicle Routing Problems (VRP) specific to student transportation. Your work will directly impact the safety of our students, the efficiency of our operations, and the scalability of our business. This role combines mathematical optimization, data science, and software engineering to create efficient, scalable routing solutions that improve student transportation accessibility and reduce operational costs.

Salary Range : $150,000- $180,000 / year, based on experience + bonus potential

Location Greenwood Village, CO. Hybrid role - 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.

Responsibilities :

• Model & Algorithm Development : Design, build, and implement advanced optimization models for various VRP contexts, including Capacitated VRP (CVRP), VRP with Time Windows (VRPTW), and dynamic routing scenarios.
• Heuristics & Solvers : Develop and refine custom heuristics and metaheuristics (e.g., Tabu Search, Genetic Algorithms) to find high-quality solutions for large-scale, real-world problems. Utilize commercial and open-source solvers (e.g., Gurobi, CPLEX, Google OR-Tools).
• Data Analysis & Simulation : Analyze historical and real-time data—including student locations, school bell times, traffic patterns, and vehicle telematics—to inform model parameters and constraints. Build simulation frameworks to test and validate model performance before deployment.
• Predictive Modeling : Build and deploy machine learning models to support the routing engine, focusing on areas like travel time estimation (ETAs), demand forecasting, and anomaly detection.
• Cloud-based Data Science - Standing up and working in cloud-based data science environments.
• MLOps & Model Lifecycle Management : Own the end-to-end lifecycle of predictive models, including automated deployment, performance monitoring, drift detection, and continuous retraining to ensure accuracy and reliability in a live production environment.
• Production Implementation : Write robust, production-ready Python code to integrate your optimization and ML models into our live operational platform. Work closely with software engineers to expose your models via APIs.
• Performance Measurement : Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) such as on-time performance, ride duration, vehicle utilization, and cost-per-student. Continuously iterate on models to drive improvements.
• Strategic Collaboration : Partner with product, operations, and engineering teams to understand business constraints and translate them into mathematical models. Clearly communicate complex findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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Since 2006, EverDriven has remained committed to incorporating environmental, social and governance fundamentals into the framework of our internal and external culture. Today, ESG principles are part of the lifeblood of EverDriven and a driving influence that shapes not only our culture but all aspects of our day-to-day operations. We believe ESG principles enable us to more successfully achieve our mission to help every child have an equal opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion :

EverDriven is a mission-centered, action-oriented company that honors diversity and inclusion. Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We strive to hire great people from a variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our cultural health stronger. In turn, our inclusive culture inspires our innovation and fosters a sense of belonging so we can continue to serve the most vulnerable populations with excellence.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity :

EverDriven is deeply committed to building a workplace where inclusion is not only valued but prioritized. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other non-merit based or legally protected grounds.

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