Contract Data Scientist: Lead Production ML + Mentorship

StartupSphere; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 49,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

StartupSphere in Cincinnati, OH is hiring a Data Scientist to deploy production code for a broad audience. This role offers $49,000 - $71,000 and a tech team that enables you to lead.

You will refine microservices, encode compliance guardrails, and translate TensorFlow metrics into leadership dashboards. You’ll architect fault-tolerant systems with XGBoost and MLflow, building tooling to speed up local engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Ability to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint.
• Eye for ruthlessly-focused detail that separates fine from finished.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a junior capacity.
• Judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time.

Responsibilities

• Refine and maintain microservices that support StartupSphere customers in Cincinnati, OH.
• Translate technology compliance rules into Prompt Engineering guardrails baked into the build.
• Translate TensorFlow metrics into the one chart StartupSphere leadership checks each morning.
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging XGBoost and MLflow.
• Build the MLflow tooling that makes every other Cincinnati engineer faster.

Skills

Attention to detail

Cross-functional teamwork

Debugging under pressure

Mentorship mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent

Tools

TensorFlow

MLflow

XGBoost

Job description

StartupSphere in Cincinnati, OH is hiring a Data Scientist to deploy production code for a broad audience. This role offers $49,000 - $71,000 and a tech team that enables you to lead.

You will refine microservices, encode compliance guardrails, and translate TensorFlow metrics into leadership dashboards. You’ll architect fault-tolerant systems with XGBoost and MLflow, building tooling to speed up local engineers.