Machine Learning Engineer

Egreenservices; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Civic Innovation Lab is hiring a Machine Learning Engineer in Olympia, WA. This role seeks a self-starter who wants ownership, collaboration, and a clear growth path. You will work on end-to-end ML features, from design to production, with a focus on reliability and impact for WA users.

Requirements include strong analytical skills, curiosity, and the ability to collaborate across disciplines. Experience with Airflow and XGBoost is valued, along with written communication that earns trust.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical thinking and independent judgment.
• Curiosity and continuous drive to sharpen your craft.
• Able to prioritize and balance expansion vs absorption of work.
• Portfolio beyond resume showing ML work and results.
• Proficiency with Airflow and practical data engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Cut analytical thinking cold-start times to speed up WA user experience.
• Sketch Airflow sequence diagrams to clarify data flow for the team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners on contract projects.
• Deliver features from concept to production in Olympia, WA.
• Advocate for tests, security, and observability best practices.
• Turn on-call alerts into actionable signals to reduce noise.
• Own the Airflow release milestone for the Olympia team.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Independent judgment

Curiosity

Written communication

Airflow

XGBoost

Tools

Airflow

XGBoost

Job description

Civic Innovation Lab is the kind of place where a junior's question can change the technology roadmap, and we want a Machine Learning Engineer who asks them. A $82,000 - $123,000 Machine Learning Engineer role for a self-starter who wants ownership, collaboration, and a genuine path forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Cut Analytical Thinking cold-start times so Civic Innovation Lab functions wake before WA users notice
• Sketch Airflow sequence diagrams that make the technology flow obvious to everyone
• Pair with cross-functional partners to scope and deliver contract projects
• Carry features from whiteboard sketch to Olympia, WA production without dropping the baton
• Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability
• Turn Civic Innovation Lab's Analytical Thinking on-call noise into alerts that actually mean something
• Own the Airflow release that Olympia leadership has circled on the calendar

What You'll Bring

• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• Strong multitasking ability without sacrificing quality
• Curiosity and a continuous drive to sharpen your technology craft
• Mid-level-caliber judgment about when to expand and when to absorb
• A knack for XGBoost that colleagues quietly come to rely on
• A portfolio that speaks louder than any line on your resume
• Enough Airflow to be dangerous, enough Written Communication to be trusted

Recognized for our deeply-bought-in work in technology, Civic Innovation Lab continues to grow its presence across WA. At Civic Innovation Lab we hire people we can trust with real decisions and then give them the room to make them.

We are offering $82,000 - $123,000, a clear growth track, hands-on mentorship, and the kind of flexibility that keeps WA talent happy.

Live and hiring this very moment for the Olympia, WA team.