AI Optimization Engineer (OptaPlanner Specialist)

  • Atlanta, GA
  • Posted 5 hours ago | Updated 5 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

AI
Optimization
OptaPlanner

Job Details

Job Title: AI Optimization Engineer (OptaPlanner Specialist)

Department: Engineering / AI & Optimization

Location: Atlanta, GA - Onsite

Contract - Only on W2 

Job Summary

We are looking for an AI Optimization Engineer with hands-on experience using OptaPlanner to design and implement constraint-based optimization solutions. The ideal candidate will build intelligent schedulers, planners, and resource-allocation systems using OptaPlanner, Java, and modern AI techniques. This role involves modeling complex business rules, implementing constraint streams, and integrating optimization engines into production applications.

Key Responsibilities

OptaPlanner Development

  • Design and implement planning entities, problem facts, and planning solutions.

  • Build optimization models for scheduling, routing, shift planning, workforce allocation, or logistics.

  • Develop Constraint Streams to encode business rules (hard/soft constraints).

  • Tune solver configurations and benchmark optimization performance.

  • Integrate OptaPlanner into Java or QuarkSpring Boot applications.

AI & Optimization

  • Apply AI/ML techniques to enhance forecasting and planning.

  • Combine predictive models with optimization (ML + OptaPlanner pipeline).

  • Work with data scientists to convert domain knowledge into formal constraints.

Software Engineering

  • Develop high-quality, testable Java/Kotlin code.

  • Assist with architecture design for optimization services.

  • Build REST APIs or microservices that expose the optimization engine.

  • Conduct performance tuning and scalability improvements.

Collaboration & Communication

  • Work closely with domain experts to understand scheduling or optimization workflows.

  • Translate business requirements into mathematical/constraint models.

  • Document technical designs, constraints, and solver logic.

Qualifications

Required

  • Strong experience with OptaPlanner (Constraint Streams, Planning Entities, Solver Config).

  • Solid programming skills in Java (or Kotlin).

  • Knowledge of optimization, constraint programming, or operations research.

  • Experience with QuarkSpring Boot.

  • Understanding of scheduling, routing, logistics, or resource allocation problems.

Preferred

  • Experience with machine learning, forecasting, or AI.

  • Familiarity with Drools, Mathematical Optimization, or Linear Programming.

  • Experience using Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS/Google Cloud Platform/Azure).

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