
Optimal Dynamics is a decision automation company revolutionizing the transportation industry by leveraging proprietary Artificial Decision Intelligence to automate and optimize critical decisions for truckload operators. Founded in 2017 and launched commercially in 2020, the company has achieved triple-digit average annual growth and rapidly expanded among enterprise carriers in the U.S. Their platform integrates network simulation, bid analysis, load management, and dispatch management to boost utilization, productivity, and profitability. Optimal Dynamics' technology enables fleets to automate complex planning processes, increase revenue per truck, reduce manual tasks, and optimize network-wide operations. Backed by top-tier investors and headquartered in New York City, Optimal Dynamics is positioned as a leading innovator in logistics decision automation.

Optimal Dynamics is a decision automation company revolutionizing the transportation industry by leveraging proprietary Artificial Decision Intelligence to automate and optimize critical decisions for truckload operators. Founded in 2017 and launched commercially in 2020, the company has achieved triple-digit average annual growth and rapidly expanded among enterprise carriers in the U.S. Their platform integrates network simulation, bid analysis, load management, and dispatch management to boost utilization, productivity, and profitability. Optimal Dynamics' technology enables fleets to automate complex planning processes, increase revenue per truck, reduce manual tasks, and optimize network-wide operations. Backed by top-tier investors and headquartered in New York City, Optimal Dynamics is positioned as a leading innovator in logistics decision automation.
What they do: Decision automation / Artificial Decision Intelligence platform for truckload carriers (planning, bid analysis, dispatch, network simulation)
Founded: 2017 (commercial launch 2020)
Headquarters: New York, NY
Recent funding: Series C $40M (May 12, 2025)
Total funding reported: ≈ $95.8M
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Truck transportation logistics and freight operations optimization
2017
Truck Transportation
18.4M
Reported Series A in May 2021
40M
Announced Series C to scale the decision layer of logistics
“Backed by institutional and strategic investors including Koch Disruptive Technologies, Bessemer Venture Partners, The Westly Group, and Activate Capital”
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.
About The Role
We’re looking for a Senior AI Engineer to lead the 0→1 buildout and 1→n scaling of AI capabilities at Optimal Dynamics. You’ll set direction, establish engineering standards, and deliver production systems that ground AI outputs in trustworthy company and customer data. This is a hands-on role with broad ownership where you’ll make key architecture and tooling choices and evolve them as we learn.
Key Responsibilities
Who You Are
Key Qualifications
Nice to Have (Bonus Points)
Why Join Us
At Optimal Dynamics, you’ll work with a world-class AI team and industry experts to tackle some of the most complex and impactful challenges in logistics. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a greenfield capability from the ground up—setting strategy, architecture, and standards while seeing your work directly power decisions for leading logistics companies. You’ll thrive in a pragmatic, collaborative culture with tight feedback loops, the autonomy to choose the right tools, and the support to make bold ideas a reality. Along the way, you’ll partner with experienced engineers, data and ML practitioners, and industry experts.
If you’re passionate about building AI products that solve real-world problems, we’d love to hear from you.
Pay Range
$170,000—$200,000 USD
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 careers@optimaldynamics.com once you've begun the interview process. All requests for accommodations are treated discreetly and confidentially, as practical and permitted by law.