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Sr. Data Scientist Traffic Simulation and Street Optimization

Esri
Zurich, Switzerland
Full Time
Posted February 13, 2026
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Job Description

A Senior Data Scientist position focused on developing and deploying traffic simulation and street optimization tools using AI and machine learning techniques to support urban planning and transportation systems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and deploy traffic simulation and street optimization products and services
  • Lead a team of software development and product engineers
  • Develop scalable, secure, and cloud-based Simulation Inference-as-a-Service solutions
  • Define requirements for training and inference datasets and manage product lifecycle and versioning
  • Collaborate with product management on strategy and legal teams on data licensing and usage
  • Represent the team at scientific and industry events, contribute to publications and public outreach
  • Stay current on state-of-the-art developments in traffic simulation, AI, and related technologies
  • Collaborate with researchers and developers throughout the R&D process to solve complex problems

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of professional software development experience working with C and/or Python.
  • Demonstrated experience with research and development in multimodal vehicular, pedestrian, public transportation, robotics, etc. traffic simulation and optimization at macro, meso, and micro levels.
  • Knowledge of and willingness to continue developing expertise in Traffic Simulation, Optimization, Traffic simulation packages, ML-based optimization methods, Machine Learning AI, PyTorch, GANs, Graph Neural Networks, autoregressive and sequence-to-sequence models, foundational LLMs and VLMs, multimodal shared embedding models, Software Infrastructure including Ubuntu, Docker, cloud computing and model deployment serving, GIS, 3D Modeling, CityEngine, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Server, geoprocessing services.
  • Strong analytical problem-solving skills and research experience in relevant fields.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, robotics, remote sensing, computer vision, or a related field.
  • Existing work authorization in Switzerland.

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
40-hour work week
Flexible working hours
Free coffee, tea, and soft drinks
Fun team activities
Dynamic, fast-growing international team

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