Data Scientist

McDonalds; Schaumburg (IL); Remote; USD 63,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium healthcare

Home-office allowance

Job summary

McDonalds in Schaumburg, IL is seeking a freelance Data Scientist to own outcomes, sharpen XGBoost, and collaborate with a tight-knit team.

You will troubleshoot production incidents in computer vision, maintain CI/CD infra, and optimize Hadoop integration while working with a distributed team across the United States.

Qualifications

• Freelance Data Scientist with 1+ years of experience delivering estimates.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Computer Vision-based applications.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across IL engineering teams.
• Chase down the Hadoop integration that silently drops McDonalds events at midnight.
• Profile Time Management memory use and chase down the leaks crashing Schaumburg nodes.
• Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early.
• Sketch Attention to Detail sequence diagrams that make the technology flow obvious to everyone.
• Question the delightfully-weird Project Management pattern everyone copied and propose something cleaner.

Skills

Curiosity

Prioritization

Data-driven decisions

Estimation experience

Tools

Airflow

Hadoop

CI/CD

Job description

This freelance Data Scientist role at McDonalds suits the engineer who reads the changelog before upgrading and the docs before asking. This is a freelance opportunity built for someone who wants to own outcomes, sharpen XGBoost, and grow with a tight-knit team.

Key Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Computer Vision-based applications
• Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across IL engineering teams
• Chase down the Hadoop integration that silently drops McDonalds events at midnight
• Profile Time Management memory use and chase down the leaks crashing Schaumburg nodes
• Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early
• Sketch Attention to Detail sequence diagrams that make the technology flow obvious to everyone
• Question the delightfully-weird Project Management pattern everyone copied and propose something cleaner

What You'll Bring

• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description
• A steady hand when three priorities all claim to be number one
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
• At least 1 years of standing behind your own estimates
• Hands-on experience with modern Airflow workflows and tooling

We are McDonalds, a solutions-focused technology company headquartered in Schaumburg, IL. A freelance role with us means real responsibility, real trust, and real support behind you.

Your package includes $63,000 - $91,000, premium healthcare, and a generous home-office allowance for our distributed team.

Hiring is happening now, not last quarter, for this Data Scientist seat.