Machine Learning Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Evanston (IL); On-site; USD 68,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Renaissance Technologies in Evanston, IL is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer for a temporary role. The position focuses on turning on-call noise into meaningful alerts and advancing ML tooling in a fast-paced environment.

You will collaborate across teams, document architectural decisions and scale data pipelines using Snowflake, Scikit-learn, and LightGBM to reduce outages during Evanston peak traffic. This role emphasizes leadership and practical ML execution.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with LangChain and related tools.
• Team-oriented and collaborative mindset.
• At least 1 year of standing behind estimates.
• Hands-on experience with modern R workflows and tooling.
• Proven leadership experience guiding junior initiatives.
• Working understanding of both R and Emotional Intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Turn Renaissance Technologies's Scikit-learn on-call noise into alerts that actually mean something.
• Drive the LightGBM incident postmortem that stops the Evanston outage from recurring.
• Catch the Computer Vision race conditions that surface under Evanston peak traffic.
• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org.
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with Snowflake.
• Reverse-engineer the fast-growing Accountability format Renaissance Technologies inherited and never documented.

Skills

LangChain

Team collaboration

Estimate accuracy

R workflows

Leadership

Emotional intelligence

Tools

LangChain

Job description

The phrase \"it works on my machine\" makes you wince, which is exactly why you'd make a great Machine Learning Engineer here in Evanston. Set against the usual technology listings, this temporary role at Renaissance Technologies stands out for one reason — it pays $68,000 - $95,000 and trusts you.

Key Responsibilities

• Turn Renaissance Technologies's Scikit-learn on-call noise into alerts that actually mean something


• Drive the LightGBM incident postmortem that stops the Evanston outage from recurring


• Catch the Computer Vision race conditions that only surface under Evanston peak traffic


• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org


• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with Snowflake


• Reverse-engineer the fast-growing Accountability format Renaissance Technologies inherited and never documented

What You'll Bring

• Familiarity with LangChain and related tools or frameworks


• A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork


• At least 1 years of standing behind your own estimates


• Hands-on experience with modern R workflows and tooling


• Proven leadership experience guiding junior-level initiatives


• Working understanding of both R and Emotional Intelligence in real-world settings

Renaissance Technologies builds technology tools the way old shops built furniture — slowly, in Evanston, IL, and with a no-ego respect for the craft. Here, ownership means you're empowered to fix what's broken without waiting for permission.

Expect a $68,000 - $95,000 base, a growth path with milestones, a mentor who shows up, and benefits that make staying at Renaissance Technologies easy.

Current and accurate as of this visit, the temporary opening stands ready.