Auger · 4 days ago
Sr. Applied Scientist
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$250K/yr - $350K/yr
4+ years expAuger is a company focused on redefining global supply chains through innovative technology. The Applied Scientist role involves designing, deploying, and scaling machine learning systems that forecast supply chain risks and optimize sourcing decisions, directly influencing significant procurement spending.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)LogisticsMachine LearningSupply Chain Management
Responsibilities
Own the end-to-end ML lifecycle for production systems including demand and cost forecasting models, supplier reliability prediction, NLP pipelines for news and document intelligence, and real-time cost calculation engines
Collaborate closely with economists on causal inference methodology, with data engineers on feature pipelines, and with product teams to translate model outputs into actionable customer-facing tools
Ship models that run at scale, monitor their performance in production, and iterate based on real-world feedback
Qualification
Required
4+ years experience building and deploying ML models in production environments
Strong proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (scikit-learn, XGBoost/LightGBM, PyTorch)
Experience with time-series forecasting methods (ARIMA, Prophet, gradient boosting, neural forecasters)
Familiarity with NLP pipelines: text classification, named entity recognition, document parsing, or sentiment analysis
Production ML infrastructure: model serving, feature stores, monitoring, retraining workflows, and deployment into existing CI/CD systems(including unit tests and integration tests)
SQL proficiency and experience with data pipeline tools (Airflow, dbt, or similar)
Ability to communicate model behavior and limitations to non-technical stakeholders
Preferred
Experience with causal ML methods (causal forests, double ML, SHAP-based decomposition)
Background in supply chain, logistics, trade, or procurement domains
Familiarity with LLM-based extraction or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems
Experience with real-time or streaming ML systems
Graduate degree in computer science, statistics, or a quantitative field
Benefits
Highly competitive total compensation packages
Top tier medical, dental, and vision insurance and wellness perks
401K with Company match
Work with teammates who tackle complex and consequential challenges with resilience, determination, and good humor.
Company
Auger
Auger is a logistics software startup that integrates with inventory management systems to provide insights for supply chain businesses.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$100MKey Investors
Oak HC/FT
2024-10-08Series A· $100M
2024-01-20Seed
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