Junior level AI/ML role

Junior level AI/ML role

ONSITE in Austin, TX

12+ Months

Austin Locals Only

I have a junior role its for someone with Python/ML and AI but even 1-2 years experience is totally fine.

ONLY SEND LOCALS TO AUSTIN (SO DONT' SEND IF THEY'RE NOT ALREADY LIVING IN AUSTIN (SO NO WILLING TO RELOCATE CANDIDATES) and if they're out of town now don't send

Job Description

The AI Development team in ITD undertakes rapid development initiatives using AI/ML tools and platforms with the goal to drive business innovation at the Texas Department of Transportation.

- Evaluate emerging AI trends, tools, and vendor solutions against business use-cases.

- Run proof-of-concepts (PoCs) to test feasibility of new ideas.

- Design and build applications and AI/ML models tailored to specific use cases (e.g., predictive analytics, natural language processing, computer

 vision) prioritized for the AI Program.

- Create scalable AI pipelines that can be integrated into existing systems.

- Collaborate with data, engineering, and software development teams.

Minimum Yrs of Experience, Skills, and Qualifications

Possesses raw knowledge and skillset through coursework with some hands on work experience in the following areas:

- Python and SQL skills

- Data Visualization skills with tools like PowerBI, Tableau, Streamlit, R Shiny, Matpotlib

- Knowledge of Object-oriented programming & design patterns

- Unit testing, CI/CD, Git, containerization (Docker)

- Data pipelines and ETL (Airflow, Prefect, or cloud-native equivalents)

- Model deployment (REST APIs, gRPC, serverless), monitoring, and versioning

- AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform / OCI AI services

- Cloud-native training/inference environments (SageMaker, Bedrock, Vertex AI, Azure ML)

- Kubernetes and Docker

- Code assist tools (Claude code, Codex, Cursor, etc)

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

Experience or class studies related to transportation and traffic analysis