Part-Time ML Engineer - Lead Clustering & Prompt APIs

Microsoft; Norman (OK); On-site; USD 81,000 - 132,000; Part time

Job summary

Microsoft in Norman, OK is seeking a part-time Machine Learning Engineer who values ownership over busywork. You will lead the senior clustering workstream, design Prompt Engineering APIs, and contribute to scalable systems with Hugging Face and Data Mining.

Responsibilities include hardening Excel auth for audits, identifying bottlenecks, and guiding technical design reviews. The role offers a salary of $81,000–$132,000, coaching for growth, benefits, and a flexible schedule aligned with

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with modern Facilitation workflows and tooling.
• The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten.
• Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities.
• Proven leadership experience guiding senior-level initiatives.
• A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements.
• A knack for Excel that colleagues quietly come to rely on.

Responsibilities

• Own the senior Clustering workstream that unblocks the rest of Microsoft's Norman, OK roadmap
• Design Prompt Engineering APIs other Norman, OK teams will still thank you for next year
• Harden Microsoft's Excel auth so the OK audit comes back clean
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Hugging Face and Data Mining
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
• Lead technical design reviews for senior technology initiatives
• Tune Hypothesis Testing queries until the OK database stops timing out under load

Skills

Excel expertise

Leadership experience

Ownership mindset

Documentation discipline

Adaptability

Tools

Facilitation tooling

Job description

Microsoft in Norman, OK is seeking a part-time Machine Learning Engineer who values ownership over busywork. You will lead the senior clustering workstream, design Prompt Engineering APIs, and contribute to scalable systems with Hugging Face and Data Mining.

Responsibilities include hardening Excel auth for audits, identifying bottlenecks, and guiding technical design reviews. The role offers a salary of $81,000–$132,000, coaching for growth, benefits, and a flexible schedule aligned with