Specialist Data Science | 14+ years experience

Job Title: Specialist Data Science

Location: Local to Chicago, IL -Hybrid- Locals or nearby only

Onsite: 3-days per week, mostly at the client office in downtown Chicago

Exp level: 14+ years

Retail domain experience is a plus 

Top Skills Needed:

• Experience with YOLO-based models and ML frameworks
• Docker proficiency
• Kubernetes/Google Cloud Platform exposure

Requirements:

• Strong experience in computer-vision algorithms—primarily YOLO-based models—for object detection tasks.
• The role involves fine-tuning and retraining off-the-shelf models, as well as applying techniques like quantization and distillation to optimize models for edge deployment.
• Candidates should be proficient in Docker for containerizing FastAPI-based web services and publishing results to message brokers.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and Google Cloud Platform is essential for operating within our production architecture.
• Experience in Python, Typescript, and scalable architectures is preferred.