Operations Engineer – Remote, $15/hr

About the role

We are seeking a remote Operations Engineer to design and implement multi‑agent benchmark tasks that simulate real‑world operational challenges. This short‑term contract (4 weeks) offers flexible hours and a competitive rate of $15 per hour.

Key responsibilities

• Design and develop multi‑agent benchmark tasks involving planning, scheduling, and resource allocation.
• Create realistic operational scenarios such as logistics, project management, incident response, and capacity planning.
• Build constraint‑rich problem statements with multiple dependencies and variables.
• Develop Python scripts to evaluate feasibility, completeness, and optimality of task solutions.
• Decompose complex problems into structured sub‑tasks for multi‑agent systems.
• Model scenarios with timelines, dependencies, and resource constraints.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to improve task quality, coverage, and evaluation rigor.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in operations, project management, logistics, or supply chain.
• Strong understanding of constraints, dependencies, and scheduling logic.
• Proficiency in Python for validation and verification scripting.
• Excellent structured problem‑solving and decomposition abilities.
• Ability to model real‑world operational scenarios and communicate technical details clearly.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment and meeting tight deadlines.

Required skills

• Python
• Linear programming
• Constraint satisfaction
• Scheduling algorithms
• Operations research
• Simulation or modeling tools
• AI planning systems
• Docker

What we offer

• Short‑term contract (4 weeks)
• Fully remote work
• Flexible weekly hours (20‑40 hrs) with a 4‑hour overlap in PST
• Competitive hourly rate of $15 USD