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Senior Engineer - Machine Learning

KellyMitchell Group
Fort Worth, TX Contractor
POSTED ON 8/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/2/2026
Job Description:

Our client, a leading travel & hospitality, provider is seeking a Senior Engineer - Machine Learning to join their team! This position is located in Fort Worth, Texas. 


Core Responsibilities
  • Work on the mathematical optimization model at-the-heart of a task assignment model adhering to some complex work rules
  • Formulate and maintain-the-MIP
  • Translate-real business-rules into formulation with planners
  • Drive the-model-through the FICO Xpress Java API,-generate/inspect .lp files and solver-logs
  • Tune-the solver; mip-gap, mip-abs-gap, threads,-random-seed, determinism;-reason-about branch-and-bound performance-and runtime
  • Keep-the-model solver-agnostic behind-the LinearExpression / LinearConstraint / Sense /-Sign abstraction so-it stays-testable and portable
  • Analyze data stored in Azure-ADLS-to-debug the-model-and find-issues;-mine input/output-datasets and-solver logs to surface-data-quality-and-infeasibility problems, derive insights, diagnose-root-causes,-and resolve modeling bugs (e.g., bad defaults,-constraint conflicts)
  • Build and maintain-the Streamlit dashboard-(Python) that visualizes-optimizer solutions - code and ship changes-directly
  • Work fluently with AI coding agents-(Claude-/ Copilot /-similar) to prototype and change-models, scripts,-and the-dashboard fast without lowering the bar on-correctness or-code quality
  • Partner closely as a team-player with the Java-engineer to productionize
Required Skills/Experience (Must-Haves)
  • MS-or PhD in-Operations Research-/ Industrial-Engineering /-Applied Math (or related)
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
  • 7 years of full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale machine learning applications in hosted production environments
  • 3 -years applied-optimization or equivalent-demonstrated MIP experience
  • 2 years of professional, design, and open-source experience
  • Mixed-Integer Programming (MIP)-modeling; formulating-real-world business-rules as-decision variables, linear-constraints, and-objectives; LP/IP theory; branch-and-bound intuition
  • Commercial solver-experience; FICO Xpress (strongly-preferred) or Gurobi/CPLEX/OR-Tools/Hexaly, including solver-tuning (gaps, threads, seeds, determinism) and-reading solver logs-/.lp files
  • Programming to implement model & visualize-model solutions; Java (the-model-lives in-Java behind a solver-abstraction); Python (incl. Streamlit for the-dashboard); able-to code and ship changes in both programming languages
  • Comfortable-using AI coding agents-(Claude-/-Copilot) for fast-changes; high coding-standards
Preferred Skills/Experience (Nice-to-Haves)
  • Java-21 / Spring-Boot familiarity
  • Clean/hexagonal model design (ports & adapters)
  • TDD (JUnit-5) for-optimization-models-(LP-file integration tests)
  • Scheduling/assignment/routing problem experience
  • Heuristics/metaheuristics/CP as complements to-MIP
  • Data-analysis & debugging;-mining datasets (incl. Azure-ADLS) and-solver logs to find-issues and derive insights
  • Data wrangling (CSV/Excel/SQL)
  • Git/GitHub, MongoDB Compass, Maven,-Docker; aviation / MRO domain
Key Competencies & Behaviors
  • Collaborative team-player
  • Open to-ideas/feedback, no solo work
  • Fast-learner
Work Environment
  • Location: Fort Worth, TX
  • Hybrid
Compensation & Benefits
  • Pay Range: The approximate pay range for this position is between $52.00 and $75.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.
  • Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
  • Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
  • 401K offered
About KellyMitchell

At KellyMitchell, our culture is world class. We’re movers and shakers! We don’t mind a bit of friendly competition, and we reward hard work with unlimited potential for growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company known for innovative solutions and unsurpassed customer service. We're passionate about helping companies solve their biggest IT staffing & project solutions challenges. As an employee-owned, women-led organization serving Fortune 500 companies nationwide, we deliver expert service at a moment's notice.


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