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Manager, Machine Learning Engineering

Machine Learning EngineerMachine Learning EngineerFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2012H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

California + 4 moreAll locations: California | Connecticut | New Jersey | New York | Washington

Posted

80 days ago

Salary

$200K - $275K / year

Seniority

Lead

Job Description

Manager, Machine Learning Engineering

Affirm

• Set the technical and modeling strategy for fraud detection, aligning team efforts with key business outcomes such as fraud loss reduction, approval rates, and customer experience • Lead a team of machine learning engineers to design, build, and iterate on high-impact fraud models across the full ML lifecycle, from experimentation to production • Drive the evolution of modeling approaches, including the adoption of representation learning, transformer-based methods, and other advanced techniques for modeling complex behavioral data • Partner cross-functionally with Product, Fraud Analytics, Risk, and Engineering to define solutions, evaluate trade-offs, and ensure models are effectively integrated into decisioning systems • Develop talent by coaching engineers, providing feedback, and fostering a high-performing team culture grounded in technical excellence and ownership

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s in a technical field with 8+ years of industry experience, including 3+ years managing engineers
  • Experience with modern ML approaches, including representation learning, deep learning, or transformer-based models, as well as traditional methods such as gradient-boosted trees
  • Proven ability to lead teams delivering end-to-end ML solutions in production environments, including experimentation, evaluation, and model iteration in production
  • Strong engineering fundamentals and experience working with scalable systems and data pipelines
  • Track record of effective cross-functional collaboration with product, analytics, and engineering partners
  • Ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-evolving environments and drive clarity, prioritization, and execution.
  • This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Benefits

  • Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
  • Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
  • Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
  • ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount

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