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JOB OVERVIEW

The Legion application is a high performance data driven Java enterprise application that implements sophisticated scheduling and optimization algorithms. It also provides the necessary endpoints for our Web and mobile frontend applications. 

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

As an Optimization Engineer, you will be a member of the team responsible for the implementation and evolution of the Legion scheduling  application.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

  • Solid understanding of mathematical optimization concepts like linear programming, mixed integer programming, etc. 
  • You also will need to be able to write secure, efficient, enterprise quality Java code
  • Have a deep understanding of the techniques and technologies that are necessary for scalability and performance. 
  • We use Springboot, Hibernate, MySQL, so familiarity with these technologies will be helpful. 
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mathematics, Operations Research or similar field

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

  • 1-5 years of experience working with optimization problems particularly scheduling optimization
  • Ability to operate in an environment with limited resources
  • A great communicator who can distill powerful messages which resonate with customers 
  • Track record of building positive relationships with peers 

ABOUT LEGION

Legion is seeking world-class talent to help us capitalize on a massive opportunity to enable the future of work for the 2.7 billion-person strong hourly workforce. Legion powers the future of work by redefining how companies manage and empower their hourly workforces. Legion’s autonomous, AI-powered Workforce Management platform enables companies to tightly manage labor spend while ensuring great experiences for their employees and customers. The software accurately forecasts demand, computes precise labor needs, and staffs the right employees at the right times based on employee skills and preferences. These uncertain times also require healthy workplace features that automate the scheduling of healthy employees and offer immediate response protocols in the event symptoms are detected. These capabilities and more are already built directly into Legion. 

Legion’s modern cloud platform pairs cutting-edge machine learning, artificial intelligence, and beautiful interfaces to deliver over 10x return on investment. Legion was founded by Sanish Mondkar, the former Chief Product Officer of SAP, and serves many innovative customers including Dollar General, Five Below, Panda Express, Cinemark, and Vail Resorts. Legion has been recognized by Gartner, and was recently included on JMP Securities’ Hot 100 List of the Best Privately Held Software Companies. Legion is backed by preeminent venture firms such as Norwest Venture Partners, Stripes, First Round Capital, Webb Investment Network, Workday Ventures, NTT Docomo Ventures, and XYZ Ventures, and is based in Redwood City, California. 

BACKGROUND AND OPPORTUNITY

The hourly workforce currently constitute almost 60% of the overall labor market in the United States and these nearly 80 million hourly workers are the driving force behind many of our largest domestic industries like food/beverage, retail and hospitality. Management of this workforce has historically been difficult due to high churn (average of 60%), high cost of replacement (average of $3,200 per employee in retail) and now new challenges are developing as millennials enter this market. The retail vertical alone spends $62 billion dollars a year on replacing workers and over 50% of hourly workers leave their jobs because of flexibility reasons. 

In our modern, Uber-ized times, younger folks seek gig-like flexibility, modern mobile-first technology and compelling work options. They want to use an app on their phone to schedule work, not haggle with the manager over their schedule on a week to week basis. Likewise, employers are increasingly in need of a flexible and efficient labor model that supports the innovations (think pop up stores, home delivery, mobile ordering, service options etc) needed, and frankly demanded, by today’s modern customers. Mid-market organizations have never had a technology platform to manage their hourly workers and the enterprise is mired in decades-old technology (think Kronos, Infor) that’s both user-unfriendly and wildly ineffective for managing today’s modern hourly workforce. There is a huge opportunity to modernize and upgrade how hourly workers interact with their employers and while enabling employers to be elastic, efficient and innovative…but no one has cracked the code until now. 

Our team is made up of people from diverse backgrounds, collaborating daily across time zones. We believe cross-pollination is one of the best ways to foster community and new ideas. For that reason, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to any of our positions.

Thank you for your interest in Legion – we’re reviewing impressive candidates every day, and will do our best to reach out to you as quickly as possible!

Legion is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, veteran, disability status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

Job Applicant Privacy Policy

This Job Applicant Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how Legion Technologies, Inc. (“Legion”, “we”, “us” and “our”) collects, uses, and discloses “personal information” as defined under California law from and about job applicants who are residents of California.

This Policy does not apply to our handling of data gathered about you in your role as a user of our consumer-facing services. When you interact with us as in that role, the Legion Privacy Policy applies.

  1. Types of Personal Information We HandleWe collect, store, and use various types of personal information through the application and recruitment process. We collect such information either directly from you or (where applicable) from another person or entity, such as an employment agency or consultancy, background check provider, or other referral sources. This information includes:
    • Identification and contact information, and related identifiers such as full name, date and place of birth, citizenship and permanent residence, home and business addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and such information about your beneficiaries or emergency contacts.
    • Professional or employment-related information, including:
      • Recruitment, employment, or engagement information such as application forms and information included in a resume, cover letter, or otherwise provided through any application or engagement process; and copies of identification documents, such as driver’s licenses, passports, and visas; and background screening results and references.
      • Career information such as job titles; work history; work dates and work locations; information about skills, qualifications, experience, publications, speaking engagements, and preferences; and professional memberships
    • Education Information such as institutions attended, degrees, certifications, training courses, publications, and transcript information.
    • Legally protected classification information such as race, sex/gender, religious/ philosophical beliefs, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, nationality, ethnicity, request for family care leave, political opinions, and criminal history.
    • Other information such as any information you voluntarily choose to provide in connection with your job application.
  2. How We Use Personal InformationWe collect, use, share, and store personal information from job applicants for our and our service providers’ business and operational purposes in the recruitment process such as: processing your application, tracking your application through the recruitment process, contacting references with your authorization, conducting background checks you authorize, and making hiring decisions. We will also use job applicant information for internal analysis purposes to understand the applicants who apply and to improve our recruitment process. We may sometimes need to use applicant information for legal purposes, such as in connection with any challenges made to our hiring decisions.
  3. With Whom We Share Personal InformationWe will disclose job applicant personal information to the following types of entities or in the following circumstances (where applicable):
    • Internally: to other Legion personnel involved in the recruiting and hiring process.
    • Vendors: such as technology service providers, travel management providers, human resources suppliers, background check companies, and employment agencies or recruiters, where applicable.
    • Legal Compliance: when required to do so by law, regulation, or court order or in response to a request for assistance by the police or other law enforcement agency.
    • Litigation Purposes: to seek legal advice from our external lawyers or in connection with litigation with a third party.
    • Business Transaction Purposes: in connection with the sale, purchase, or merger.
  4. How to Contact Us About this Policy – If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact privacy@legion.co.

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