Software Engineer for Optimization Solver APIs at FICO

FICO (NYSE: FICO) is a leading global analytics software company, helping businesses in 100+ countries make better decisions. Join our world-class team today and fulfill your career potential!

The Opportunity

"It is an exciting time to work for FICO. We have been named a leader in the growing market of digital decisioning platforms. In this role you will join the FICO Xpress Optimization development team. FICO Xpress Optimization is one of the world’s leading mathematical optimization systems principally comprising leading-edge linear, mixed integer and nonlinear programming solvers, advanced model building capabilities and rapid solution development and deployment capabilities. FICO Xpress Optimization has a broad customer base and is a critical component of FICO Platform – the next generation, applied intelligence platform. In this software engineering role, you will work with cutting edge research teams, based primarily around Europe, and directly contribute to the successful usage of FICO Xpress Optimization. Your responsibilities will include expanding and enhancing the wide range of modern, object-oriented interfaces that are available for users to harness the power of the FICO Xpress Solver. Your responsibilities will also include developing automation tools and systems to support testing and development of the Xpress Solver." - Hiring Manager, Software Engineering

What You'll Contribute

• Make a significant contribution to the development of FICO Xpress Optimization.
• Work on application programming interfaces that build on modern features of languages such as C++, Java, C# and Python, by ensuring that they expose the cutting-edge development in the Xpress Solver and meet the needs and requirements of existing and potential clients.
• Develop systems that automate testing of the APIs and the complex algorithms that are part of the Xpress Solver, built on in-house systems and integrated with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins.
• Ensure that current and future 3rd party mathematical optimization modelling languages fully support the Xpress Solver, either by writing new connectors or by supporting existing connectors.
• Collaborate with the Xpress development teams and product management to understand the needs.
• Contribute to 3rd level support for clients and client-facing internal teams.

What We're Seeking

• MSc level degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or similar/related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience in a C software development role.
• Significant experience with Python and working with NumPy, Pandas, SciPy and native code.
• Significant experience with object-oriented languages such as Java, C# and C++.
• An interest in learning additional programming languages.
• Experience with Operations Research or Mathematical Optimization is preferred.
• Experience in developing Mathematical Optimization tools and libraries, including modelling tools, such as Pyomo, PuLP, JuMP or Google OR-Tools, as well as for direct solver interfaces, such as FICO Xpress, IBM Cplex or Gurobi, would be an advantage.
• Experience with automated software testing is beneficial.
• Experience with cloud computing and containerization (Docker) is beneficial.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Ability to work effectively with a remote team.

Our Offer to You

• An inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others.
• The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences.
• Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so.
• An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie.

How to apply

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