About company
AltaML is a fast-growing startup that focuses on applied ML. We partner with industry to co-develop AI/ML powered products. We are experts in ML commercialization and help our industrial partners gain a competitive advantage by combining their data and domain expertise with our analytics and ML proficiency. Our Downtown office is located in the heart of the innovation district. Data informs our every move, and we aim to work quickly, collaboratively and creatively.
Who we are looking for:
Our core values speak volumes about who we are and how we work:
Humble – Listen to the data
Happy – Tap-dance to work
Gritty – Be persistent, not complacent
Agile – Make small bets, then iterate
Our current and future employees:
express our core values
are hungry for knowledge
want to learn new skills
are respectful
collaborate with others across the whole company
share knowledge with coworkers
educate and promote AI and ML concepts both internally and externally
have a high work ethic and are self-motivated
What we have to offer for you
You will be able to experience a silicon valley like company culture. Your work will be applied and will have a high impact on our clients and Alberta’s economy. We work with multiple industries so you will gain experience and domain expertise working on data that comes from different fields. You will be working with people with multiple years of industrial and academic experience in data science, software engineering, and machine learning fields. To solve the problems we apply various ML techniques from traditional Machine Learning and Data Mining algorithms, through to vision, Deep Learning, Information Extraction, advanced NLP and conversational agents.
We also have fun. We believe in working hard, getting the job done and enjoying a beer on Fridays. You’ll also get flexibility in where you work, what hours you work, how much vacation you take, and what you wear. We expect hard work but respect work/life balance.
Job role:
As Senior Machine Learning Developer and a member of Data Science team you play a crucial role in making sure we advance ML projects and deliver value to customers. Your primary responsibility is to solve problems utilizing Data Mining and Machine Learning techniques and to provide your ML/technical expertise to the rest of the team. You will work with multiple tools and gain experience in multiple AI/ML and data processing fields. You will be given resources and mentorship to help with your growth and career advancement.
Responsibilities:
Participate in team planning sessions
Participate in infrequent technical meetings with customers
Complete well defined and exploratory tasks under minimal supervision
Help with defining a problem that needs to be solved
Suggest and explore novel solutions to a problem
Provide mentorship to our Data Science team
Shape the Data Science architecture and make technical decisions
Evaluate the meaningfulness of specific methods and techniques for a given AI/ML problem
Responsible for maintaining codebase, seeking for reusable components, suggesting and implementing changes
Minimum Requirements:
4+ years of relevant academic and/or industrial experience in conducting AI/ML projects
Degree in Comp Sci, Comp Eng, Statistics, or related field
Proficiency with software development
Expertise with Python (Pandas, SciKit, and similar) and Unix operating systems
Expertise with Machine Learning and Data Mining concepts and techniques
