Senior Data Scientist – Optimization

This is a senior individual contributor role with technical leadership responsibilities, including solution ownership, mentoring, and cross-functional influence.

This position is ideal for someone with a strong background in mathematical optimization and experience applying optimization techniques to real-world business problems such as markdown optimization, promotion planning, or retail pricing strategies.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams including Product Managers, Engineering teams, and fellow Data Scientists to deliver scalable, production-ready solutions. Beyond project delivery, we are looking for someone who can help champion optimization as a core capability across the business unit.

Our teams operate with end-to-end ownership of the products they build — from solution design and development to deployment, monitoring, and operational support.

Job title: Senior Data Scientist

Location: This role is a fully remote one based in Germany

Experience level: 5+ Years

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and ownership of Price & Promotions Optimization solutions at Centric Software

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 degree 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

We know that great candidates do not always meet every requirement listed. If you are excited about this role and believe you can contribute to our Price Optimization team, we encourage you to apply - even if your experience does not match every qualification. We especially welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and are committed to building an inclusive, equitable, and diverse team.

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.