Senior ML Engineer - Freelance, MN: Scale & Mentor

Energy Innovation Corp; Duluth (MN); On-site; USD 86,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Discovery, based in Duluth, MN, seeks a senior Machine Learning Engineer to shape critical platform decisions. You will set LangChain coding standards, mentor peers, and lead NumPy and Looker initiatives across Minnesota, ensuring scalable, reliable ML services.

The role emphasizes ownership, prioritization, and customer-focused curiosity in a fast-paced environment, with a freelance-friendly arrangement and strong growth opportunities within a pragmatic team.

Qualifications

• Bias toward action with ability to improve processes
• Curiosity about why customers use Discovery
• Instinct for prioritization when many items are urgent
• Calm under pressure in a senior role
• MN work history or ability to thrive locally

Responsibilities

• Set the LangChain coding standards the rest of Discovery engineering follows
• Mentor the senior cohort through their first real Power BI on-call at Discovery
• Lead NumPy design reviews that catch costly mistakes before Duluth, MN builds them
• Scale Discovery's Looker services from Duluth pilot to MN-wide rollout
• Question the fast-paced Time Series Analysis pattern and propose cleaner approaches
• Support migration of on-premise services to cloud-native architecture
• Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early

Skills

LangChain

Power BI

NumPy

Looker

Time Series Analysis

Cloud-native

QA collaboration

Tools

LangChain standards

Mentoring

Job description

Discovery, based in Duluth, MN, seeks a senior Machine Learning Engineer to shape critical platform decisions. You will set LangChain coding standards, mentor peers, and lead NumPy and Looker initiatives across Minnesota, ensuring scalable, reliable ML services.

The role emphasizes ownership, prioritization, and customer-focused curiosity in a fast-paced environment, with a freelance-friendly arrangement and strong growth opportunities within a pragmatic team.