Associate Machine Learning Developer (Part-time)

at  Janalta AltaML

ABOUT US:

AltaML is a leading North American applied AI company with extensive experience in building and operationalizing AI solutions. We call our business model Invent and Studio, from industry agnostic to industry focused, which encompasses focus and domain expertise combined with an ability to understand workflows and how to get to generalizability with data. AltaML has multiple functional disciplines and joint ventures.
We are a company like no other - we believe in making small bets, failing fast, and being better together. We are looking for creative problem-solvers who obsess about the customer to find wins across different industries.
We don’t hire for fit; we hire to add. We are looking for people who play our core values of being: Agile, Gritty Humble, and Happy. If you’re passionate about AI/ML, thrive in a dynamic environment, and want to work with a diverse team of wickedly smart people, we want to hear from you!
Responsible AI (RAI)
AltaML employees, contractors, and associates must be trained and well-versed in the importance of Responsible AI and empowered to enact RAI principles by developing and deploying AI solutions. They should also be empowered to raise and escalate RAI concerns as required.
AltaML is responsible for elevating public discourse and awareness of AI through open, transparent communications with the broader public.

JOB ROLE:

As Associate Machine Learning Developer and a member of the Data Science team, you play a crucial role in making sure we deliver value to customers through delivering high quality AI/ML solutions to their business problems. You will work under supervision with multiple tools and gain experience in multiple AI/ML fields. You will learn and follow our process of developing ML models and will be given resources and mentorship to help with your growth and career advancement.
This would be a part-time 6-month paid internship opportunity starting October 2024 and ending in March 2024.
Office as a Resource & Participating Universities: This opportunity is currently open to anyone that is currently enrolled at the U of Alberta, U of Calgary, U Waterloo, U of Toronto, Queens U. As this is a Mitacs funded opportunity, please reach out if you have questions regarding your eligibility. While we have offices in Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, and Waterloo we use our offices as a resource and are open to remote candidates.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Participate in team planning sessions and educational presentations
Review the data to understand its overall scope and structure
Identifying the right metric to measure the success of the model and project
Work in teams to pre-process the data for analysis and model development
Uncover trends, insights, and key features to help guide where ML solutions can be applied
Develop models around the available data and suggested set of problems
For viable use cases develop proof of concept working models
Suggest and explore novel solutions to a problem and detailed recommendations for how to integrate the models in business
Communicating and presenting your teams work to AltaML and Public Sector Partners
Get familiarity with various data processing tools and exposure to AI/ML algorithms
Independently researching and connecting with your cohort to gain domain knowledge and learn state-of-the-art techniques