Machine Learning Engineer

Rite Aid; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Rite Aid in Spokane, WA seeks a Machine Learning Engineer to transform vague requests into purpose-led, deployable systems. The role is a freelance-hours position offering a salary range of $74,000–$102,000 and growth opportunities within a technology team that supports Spokane operations.

Key responsibilities include breaking down complex tech into RL services, delivering a prioritization proof of concept, tracing bugs to their source, and ensuring scalable RL workflows for Spokane customers.

Qualifications

• Experience crafting tone in high-stakes emails.
• Knowledge of accountability practices and Spark proficiency.
• Ability to prioritize when many items are urgent.
• Curiosity and ongoing improvement of technical craft.

Responsibilities

• Slice the technology monolith into Reinforcement Learning services in Spokane, WA.
• Spike a prioritization proof of concept quickly to enable a decision.
• Read stack traces, trace bugs to root causes, and fix regressions in staging.
• Ensure Reinforcement Learning handles increasing load and scales in Spokane.
• Build reinforcement learning features to regain WA accounts for Rite Aid.
• Address dependency issues slowing Spokane releases.
• Translate vague tickets into crisp, testable prioritization acceptance criteria.

Skills

Writer's ear

Accountability knowledge

Prioritization

Curiosity

Tools

Apache Spark

Job description

We need a Machine Learning Engineer who can take a vague technology request and return a purpose-led system that does exactly, and only, what was asked. The promise is concrete — $74,000 - $102,000, freelance hours, 5 years honored, and a technology role at Rite Aid that grows with you.

Key Responsibilities

• Slice the deeply technical technology monolith into Reinforcement Learning services Spokane, WA can deploy alone
• Spike a Prioritization proof of concept fast when Rite Aid needs a yes-or-no answer
• Read the Mentoring stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
• Catch the purpose-soaked Jupyter regression in staging before it ever reaches Spokane customers
• Re-architect the technology flow so Reinforcement Learning handles ten times Spokane's current load
• Build the ambitious Reinforcement Learning feature that wins back the WA accounts Rite Aid lost
• Untangle the Reinforcement Learning dependency knots that have slowed Spokane releases for months
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Prioritization acceptance criteria

What You'll Bring

• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• Working knowledge of Accountability alongside transferable Apache Spark chops
• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
• Curiosity and a continuous drive to sharpen your technology craft

For over 4 years, Rite Aid has built trust-the-team solutions that help teams in Spokane, WA get more done. We celebrate the person who asks the dumb question that saves the whole technology project.

The package is honest: $74,000 - $102,000, a benefits plan that works, mentorship that lasts, and the flexibility to live in Spokane, WA.

Marked current today, the freelance opportunity at Rite Aid is accepting candidates.