Senior Data Scientist – Optimization

Senior Data Scientist – Price Optimization

Location: Fully remote (Germany)

Experience Level: 5+ Years

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and ownership of Price & Promotions Optimization solutions
• Develop scalable optimization models and production-ready data science solutions
• Collaborate proactively with Product Managers, Software Engineers, and Data Scientists to deliver integrated solutions
• Define and drive optimization strategies for business‑critical use cases
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Mentor team members on best practices in data science, optimization, and distributed computing
• Produce clear and maintainable technical documentation for architectures, workflows, and operational processes
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and knowledge sharing

Required Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Mathematics, Computer Science, Operations Research, or a related field with a focus on Optimization
• 5+ years of experience developing software solutions in Python, preferably in production environments
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with large‑scale datasets
• Experience building and maintaining end‑to‑end production systems for data science, optimization, or decision automation workflows
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including version control, code review, testing, documentation, and agile development
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Product, Engineering, Data Engineering, and business stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience applying optimization techniques in retail domains such as pricing, markdowns, or promotions
• Exposure to operations research techniques, mathematical programming (linear and mixed‑integer programming), or large‑scale optimization systems
• Experience building and maintaining end‑to‑end production systems for data science or optimization workflows
• Familiarity with Databricks, Spark, and distributed computing frameworks
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS
• Experience working with Backend and Data Engineers

Centric Software provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status or genetic information.