Head of AI Research Product

What you’d do

Lead Via's AI research product function, setting the roadmap for machine learning that improves rider experience and transit network performance. Design and deploy reinforcement learning systems for routing, pooling, and real-time dispatching, balancing rider satisfaction against vehicle utilization and agency cost targets. Found on the employer's careers page on Oct 13, 2026. Apply through the link.

You’ll need

• MS or PhD in machine learning, operations research, statistics, applied mathematics, or related fiel
• Deep reinforcement learning
• Tree search over high-fidelity simulations
• Multi-objective optimization
• Policy and value network training