Data Scientist

Energy Innovation Corp; Rio Rancho (NM); On-site; USD 77,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

McDonalds in Rio Rancho, NM is seeking a Data Scientist to drive the architecture of production-grade data pipelines. You will collaborate with product and design teams to ship features end-to-end, and you will tackle complex model deployment and infrastructure tasks using Pandas and Vertex AI.

The role emphasizes ownership, documentation, reliability, and the ability to translate vague product wishes into concrete, shippable services while contributing to a fast-moving tech direction within the

Qualifications

• 3+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks.
• Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation.
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in.
• The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve.
• A NM work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway.
• 3+ years of Vertex AI reps, not just Vertex AI exposure.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product and design teams to ship features end to end
• Spot the Growth Mindset anti-pattern in review before it spreads
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Model Deployment and Pandas
• Harden McDonalds's Model Deployment auth so the NM audit comes back clean
• Reproduce the flat-and-fast bug from the Rio Rancho field report, then make it impossible again
• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
• Translate fuzzy product wishes from McDonalds stakeholders into shippable Pandas services

Skills

Ownership

Documentation

Reliability

Self-awareness

NM experience

Vertex AI

Tools

Vertex AI

Job description

From prototype to production, our Data Scientist role puts you at the center of building software people rely on. This Data Scientist opening rewards 3 years with more than $77,000 - $112,000 — it offers a real grip on the technology direction at McDonalds.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product and design teams to ship features end to end
• Spot the team-oriented Growth Mindset anti-pattern in review before it spreads through McDonalds
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Model Deployment and Pandas
• Harden McDonalds's Model Deployment auth so the NM audit comes back clean
• Reproduce the flat-and-fast bug from the Rio Rancho field report, then make it impossible again
• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
• Translate fuzzy product wishes from McDonalds stakeholders into shippable Pandas services

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks
• Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in
• The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve
• A NM work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway
• 3+ years of Vertex AI reps, not just Vertex AI exposure

McDonalds is the calmly-fast-moving Rio Rancho, NM company that technology insiders recommend but rarely the one that advertises. Around here, "I don't know yet" is a perfectly respectable sentence and often the start of something good.

The salary is $77,000 - $112,000, the mentorship is hands-on, the benefits are real, and the flexibility is the part you will brag about.

Candidates are being contacted promptly as part of our active search.