Afresh is hiring a
Staff Applied Scientist

Summary

The job is for an Applied Scientist at Afresh, a company that aims to reduce food waste by optimizing fresh food ordering for grocers. The role involves researching and improving the inventory system to decrease food waste and make fresher produce available globally.

Requirements

• 5+ years of industrial or academic experience building mission-critical applied systems
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• 5+ years of experience with Python libraries like (Pytorch or Ray)
• Fluent in programmatic data analysis using SQL and Pandas
• Excellent data visualization skills

Responsibilities

• Research, implement, and rigorously validate improvements to Afresh's core inventory system
• Lead research development for new product and business challenges

Benefits

• Afresh provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law
• Afresh sits at an incredible intersection of positive social impact, rocket ship financial growth, and cutting-edge technology. Our best-in-class AI research has been published in top journals including ICML, and we've raised over $148 million in funding from investors including former co-CEO of Whole Foods Market Walter Robb and Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors
• Many of our employees work remotely provided that they reside in one of the following states: AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, MI, MT, MO, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OR, PA, TX, WA, WI. However, there may be key roles that will require a candidate/employee to be local to our San Francisco, CA office