Data Scientist: Build APIs, Tools, and Insights

Civic Innovation Lab; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 63,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Civic Innovation Lab in Indianapolis, IN is seeking a mid-level Python engineer for a temporary, production-focused role. The position offers a base salary of $63,000–$93,000 and the freedom to shape technology work as you see fit.

You will build internal tooling, design RESTful APIs, and improve CI/CD, while turning vague tickets into clear goals and chasing latency improvements with accountability. This role emphasizes practical impact and collaborative delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Solid grounding in data-driven decision making and analytics.
• Experience with building APIs and tooling to improve developer velocity.
• Ability to translate vague tech tickets into actionable goals.

Responsibilities

• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
• Design Facilitation APIs other Indianapolis, IN teams will still thank you for next year
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core Civic Innovation Lab products
• Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across IN engineering teams
• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Goal Setting acceptance criteria
• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at Civic Innovation Lab can explain

Skills

Python

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Bug fixing

Time Series Analysis

Data storytelling

Decision making

Accountability

Job description

Civic Innovation Lab in Indianapolis, IN is seeking a mid-level Python engineer for a temporary, production-focused role. The position offers a base salary of $63,000–$93,000 and the freedom to shape technology work as you see fit.

You will build internal tooling, design RESTful APIs, and improve CI/CD, while turning vague tickets into clear goals and chasing latency improvements with accountability. This role emphasizes practical impact and collaborative delivery in a fast-paced environment.