ML Engineer: RL Focus, Mentorship & Impact

Energy Innovation Corp; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commuter benefits

Mentor matched to your technology Ambs

Job summary

McDonalds is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer in San Jose to develop and deploy Reinforcement Learning solutions, leveraging LightGBM and modern data pipelines. The role focuses on delivering impactful ML features and mentoring junior teammates.

You will work with stakeholders to translate data into strategic decisions, drive project ownership, and help modernize our ML infrastructure within the San Jose team.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of Reinforcement Learning experience.
• Experience mentoring or guiding junior teammates.
• Strong ability to translate data into actionable decisions.

Responsibilities

• Read stack traces and trace bugs to root cause.
• Explain coaching tradeoffs to executives.
• Apply ML and reinforcement learning to real-world problems.
• Deliver RL rewrite to reduce technical debt.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners on projects.
• Lead written communications for leadership review.
• Oversee migration of legacy systems to modern stack.

Skills

Reinforcement Learning

LightGBM

Mentoring

Storytelling with data

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Kafka

LightGBM tooling

Job description

McDonalds is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer in San Jose to develop and deploy Reinforcement Learning solutions, leveraging LightGBM and modern data pipelines. The role focuses on delivering impactful ML features and mentoring junior teammates.

You will work with stakeholders to translate data into strategic decisions, drive project ownership, and help modernize our ML infrastructure within the San Jose team.