About the job
Please submit your CV in English and specify your English proficiency level.
Mindrift connects experienced professionals with project-based assignments that help advance AI systems for major technology companies. This freelance position is project-based and not a permanent role.
Role overview
The Freelance Data Science Engineer works on complex projects in sectors including telecom, finance, government, e-commerce, and healthcare. The main focus is designing and validating data science problems that closely resemble real analytical workflows in industry.
What you will do
- Create original computational data science problems that reflect real-world analysis tasks.
- Develop challenges that require advanced Python programming, using libraries such as Pandas, Numpy, Scipy, Scikit-learn, Statsmodels, Matplotlib, and Seaborn.
- Design problems that are computationally intensive and would take days or weeks to solve manually.
- Build scenarios involving complex reasoning in data processing, statistical analysis, feature engineering, predictive modeling, and extracting insights.
- Produce deterministic problems with reproducible results by using fixed random seeds and avoiding stochastic elements.
- Address business topics like customer analytics, risk assessment, fraud detection, forecasting, optimization, and operational efficiency.
- Design end-to-end challenges covering the full data science pipeline, from data ingestion to deployment considerations.
- Include big data scenarios that require scalable computational solutions.
- Validate solutions using Python and standard data science tools.
- Document each problem with a realistic business context and provide verified solutions.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of hands-on data science experience with proven business impact.
- A portfolio of completed projects or publications that demonstrate strong problem-solving skills.
- Advanced Python skills for data science, including experience with Pandas, Numpy, Scipy, Scikit-learn, and Statsmodels.
- Expertise in statistical analysis and machine learning, with a solid understanding of algorithms and practical applications.
- Proficiency in SQL and experience with database operations for analysis and manipulation.
- Experience with GenAI technologies such as LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering, and vector databases.
- Familiarity with MLOps practices and model deployment workflows.
- Knowledge of frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, and LangChain.
- Excellent written English skills (C1 level or higher).
How to apply
Submit your application and CV in English. After passing the qualification process, join a project to complete tasks and receive payment.
Location
Remote , Manitoba, Canada

