Talent Community

Number of employees

50

NYC; Remote

Posted on: 2026-05-05

Category: transportation

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Employment type:

Full time

Remote?

Yes

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Optimal Dynamics is a transportation technology company that develops AI-powered decision automation software for the truckload industry. Their flagship product, the Transportation Decision System (TDS), uses a proprietary Decision Optimization Engine and Agentic Automation Layer to automatically manage planning, dispatch, network management, and bid analysis for trucking fleets. By replacing manual, repetitive operational tasks with intelligent automated decisions, the platform helps carriers increase utilization, productivity, and profitability across their organizations. From a sustainability and climate perspective, Optimal Dynamics contributes to greening the freight industry by optimizing truck routing, load planning, and network efficiency. More efficient fleet utilization means fewer empty miles driven, reduced fuel consumption, and lower greenhouse gas emissions per unit of freight moved. In an industry responsible for a significant share of transportation-related carbon emissions, tools that maximize asset productivity and minimize deadhead miles have a direct positive impact on the sector's environmental footprint. What distinguishes Optimal Dynamics is its use of sequential decision analytics and agentic AI, which allows the system to make cascading, forward-looking decisions rather than simple one-off optimizations. Customers such as D.M. Bowman and Grand Island Express have reported measurable outcomes including 80% productivity increases for fleet managers and 12.5% increases in weekly revenue per truck. The company positions itself as 'The Decision Company,' offering a proof-of-value process where prospective customers can test the platform on their own data before committing.

About Our Company

Built on over four decades of pioneering research at Princeton University, our platform represents the leading edge of innovation in freight and transportation planning. We help customers unlock double-digit revenue gains and drive smarter, data-driven operations at scale.
With the recent close of our Series C funding round led by Koch Disruptive Technologies, we’re entering an exciting new phase of growth. Today, Optimal Dynamics is a high-growth company of ~70 employees, backed by top-tier investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, The Westly Group, Activate Capital, and Koch. 

We're on a mission to redefine the way logistics decisions are made—and we’re just getting started.

About Our Team

We are a team of bright, kind, and solution-oriented people focused on creating value for our customers. We can solve problems individually, but understand that the best solutions are found when the team brainstorms ideas together. We are excited about balancing the need to deploy new solutions quickly and designing solutions that are secured, reliable, maintainable, and scalable for the long run.

Open Application | Join Optimal Dynamics

Interested in working here at Optimal Dynamics, but don’t see a role that’s quite the right fit right now? We’d still love to hear from you.

We’re always excited to connect with curious, driven people who are passionate about building smarter, more efficient systems and solving real-world problems. If you believe your skills and experience could add value to our team-this is the place to apply. We review open applications on a rolling basis and will reach out if there’s a potential fit now or in the future.

What to Include:

  • Your resume

  • A brief note about what you’re interested in and how you think you could contribute (a plus!)

  • Select the department/type of work you're most interested in

Thank you for your interest in what we're building!

 

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Benefits

  • Competitive compensation, including Series C level equity
  • Health / Dental / Vision 100% covered for employee and 50% for dependents
  • Life Insurance, with optional supplemental insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Health Spending Account (HSA)
  • 401(k) with match
  • Unlimited PTO (vacation, personal days, sick days, jury duty, military leave, bereavement)
  • 11 Holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave for all employees
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurances, and AD&D Insurance
  • Fitness membership reimbursement
  • Commuter benefits

Optimal Dynamics is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace with equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. Our goal is to recruit the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex (including pregnancy), age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Optimal Dynamics is committed to working with and providing access and reasonable accommodation to applicants. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to [email protected] once you've begun the interview process. All requests for accommodations are treated discreetly and confidentially, as practical and permitted by law.

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