Machine Learning Engineer

HealthFirst Medical Group; Hattiesburg (MS); Remote; USD 72,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Coaching

Flexible remote rhythm

Job summary

HealthFirst Medical Group in Hattiesburg, MS is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to own core technology initiatives. The role centers on building scalable Python-based services, REST APIs, and cloud-native migrations, with significant emphasis on Power BI-derived insights.

The team values mentorship and a hands-on approach, offering a remote-friendly rhythm and opportunities to influence product architecture. Expect 4+ years of related experience and a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way.
• 5 years of Power BI converts to ownership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core HealthFirst Medical Group products.
• Automate build, test, and deployment pipelines for faster release cycles.
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Power BI acceptance criteria.
• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with HealthFirst Medical Group's growing user base.
• Support migration of on-premise services to cloud-native architecture.
• Monitor system health and set up alerting for production environments.
• Ship Python experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks.

Skills

Power BI

Python

REST APIs

Cloud architecture

Testing/CI

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

SageMaker

Job description

HealthFirst Medical Group keeps a small, opinionated engineering team in Hattiesburg, and the next opinion we need belongs to a Machine Learning Engineer. Consider it a $72,000 - $104,000 foothold at HealthFirst Medical Group, where 5 years of Power BI converts straight into technology ownership.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core HealthFirst Medical Group products
• Automate build, test, and deployment pipelines for faster release cycles
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Power BI acceptance criteria
• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with HealthFirst Medical Group's growing user base
• Support migration of on-premise services to cloud-native architecture
• Monitor system health and set up alerting for people-centered production environments
• Ship Python experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks

What You'll Bring

• A bias toward asking the dumb question before the expensive mistake
• Cross-functional ease, from Time Series Analysis engineers to Model Deployment marketers
• A keen eye for quality and consistency in your output
• The kind of curiosity that reads the docs before asking
• Written communication clear enough to survive a forwarded email chain
• 4+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way

HealthFirst Medical Group exists to solve hard technology problems with a mentorship-focused approach and a Hattiesburg, MS-rooted culture. We celebrate SageMaker craftsmanship and hold ourselves to a high bar on the details that matter.

The offer reads $72,000 - $104,000, plus the soft stuff that hard-wins loyalty: coaching, coverage, and a flexible remote rhythm.

The remote seat is open right now, refreshed and ready for resumes.