### // About Providius
Providius has been at the forefront of innovation in the Media & Entertainment industry for over a decade, delivering solutions to complex challenges in IP media and IT infrastructure within mission-critical environments.
Headquartered in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, we are a privately held company focused on building practical, reliable systems that solve real-world problems.
### // What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for a junior machine learning engineer to join our team and grow into a strong, hands-on ML engineer.
This is a role for someone early in their career who is eager to learn, comfortable getting their hands dirty with real data, and motivated to build a solid foundation in applied machine learning.
You will work under the direction of senior ML and engineering staff, contributing to real models and pipelines while developing your skills and judgment over time.
### // Position Overview
Working closely with senior engineers, you will:
implement, train, and evaluate models under guidance
prepare and explore real-world data
help build and maintain data pipelines
support experiments and document results
This role is hands-on and engineering-focused.
You will be writing code, working with messy, real-world data, and learning how machine learning systems are built and run in practice.
Over time, as you build experience, you will take on more ownership and tackle increasingly open-ended problems.
### // Duties and Responsibilities
Implement and train models under the guidance of senior engineers
Prepare, clean, and explore datasets, including feature engineering
Run experiments,



record results, and help interpret findings
Build and maintain parts of the data pipeline and supporting tooling
Help integrate models into larger systems alongside the team
Write clear, testable, and maintainable code
Ask good questions, seek feedback, and learn from code review
### Requirements
### // Required Skills / Experience
0–2 years of experience in machine learning, or strong academic or project experience
Programming ability in Python
Solid grounding in machine learning fundamentals
Willingness to work with real-world, imperfect data
Strong problem-solving ability and a desire to learn
Ability to take direction and incorporate feedback
Clear communication in a team environment
### // What this Role Requires
Eagerness to learn and grow quickly
Comfort working with guidance and asking for help when needed
Pragmatism and a willingness to see tasks through
Attention to detail and care in the work
Ownership of your own learning and contributions
### // Nice to haves
Coursework, internships, or projects involving anomaly detection, time-series, or behavioral modeling
Exposure to streaming or telemetry data
Familiarity with common ML libraries and tooling
Experience contributing to a shared codebase
### // Why join Providius
Own a product area with real autonomy and direct impact
Work on products that operate in real-time, high-stakes environments
Small team with high ownership and a direct line to leadership
### Advantages
### Benefits
Dental care
Extended health care
On-site parking
Paid time off
Vision care

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📌 Junior Machine Learning Engineer (Ontario)
🏢 Socket.dev
📍 Ontario