Senior Data Science Engineer: Lead ML & AI Innovations

Ritchie Bros.; Westchester (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

15 days PTO

Job summary

Ritchie Bros. is looking for a Senior Staff Engineer — Data Science based in Westchester, Illinois. This role will lead technical initiatives in machine learning and advanced analytics, architecting sophisticated ML systems across the organization. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in deploying production ML applications, a strong proficiency in Python and SQL, and a proven track record of mentoring teams. Benefits include competitive medical insurance and a 401(k) plan with a match.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building and deploying production ML systems.
• Advanced proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Strong experience in Natural Language Processing and computer vision applications.
• Hands-on experience with feature engineering and model training.
• Strong statistical foundation and understanding of core ML algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical roadmap for data science and ML initiatives.
• Architect and build end-to-end ML systems.
• Develop AI agentic applications and LLM-powered solutions.
• Translate business challenges into technical strategies.
• Mentor and elevate staff and senior data scientists.

Skills

Machine Learning

Data Science

Python

SQL

Natural Language Processing

Computer Vision

AI Applications

Tools

scikit-learn

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Spark

AWS

Job description

Ritchie Bros. is looking for a Senior Staff Engineer — Data Science based in Westchester, Illinois. This role will lead technical initiatives in machine learning and advanced analytics, architecting sophisticated ML systems across the organization. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in deploying production ML applications, a strong proficiency in Python and SQL, and a proven track record of mentoring teams. Benefits include competitive medical insurance and a 401(k) plan with a match.