Staff Applied Scientist

About DAT DAT Freight & Analytics is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of freight and logistics innovation for nearly five decades. Founded in 1978, DAT operates the largest freight marketplace in North America — processing 250 million+ load posts annually and maintaining one of the largest repositories of freight market transaction data in the world. On a defined path to $1 billion in revenue, DAT deploys a suite of software solutions, machine learning models, and intelligent automation tools that help brokers, carriers, and shippers price freight accurately, source capacity, reduce risk, and operate more efficiently. With nearly 700 teammates across offices in Denver, CO; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Springfield, MO; Toronto, ON; and Bangalore, India, DAT combines the credibility of a multi-decade market leader with the drive of a company that is not done disrupting the industry it helped build. For more information, visit www.DAT.com   Job Application Deadline: 06/30/2026   The Opportunity DAT’s Convoy Platform team is seeking a Staff Applied Scientist to design and deploy the next generation of marketplace algorithms and intelligent decision systems that power the movement of freight across the nation. You will tackle some of the most challenging problems in digital logistics: matching supply with demand at scale, allocating resources efficiently under uncertainty, and building systems that can make and refine complex, high‑judgment decisions continuously as new information arrives. This is a hands‑on, end‑to‑end science role where you will: Conceptualize, propose, implement and iterate on algorithms that optimize a dynamic two‑sided marketplace in real time Build decision engines that learn from feedback and guide operational and product outcomes Blend techniques from machine learning, optimization, and causal inference to deliver measurable marketplace improvements Take ideas from research to production, ensuring seamless integration into our operational systems You will be joining at a pivotal point in DAT’s transformation, bringing together Convoy’s industry‑leading technolog