Machine Learning Engineer II

  • Use Affirm’s proprietary and other third party data to develop machine learning models that predict the likelihood of default and make an approval or decline decision to achieve business objectives
  • Partner with platform and product engineering teams to build model training, decisioning, and monitoring systems 
  • Research ground breaking solutions and develop prototypes that drive the future of credit decisioning at Affirm
  • Implement and scale data pipelines, new features, and algorithms that are essential to our production models
  • Collaborate with the engineering, credit, and product teams to define requirements for new products

What we look for

  • 2+ years of experience as a machine learning engineer or PhD in a relevant field
  • Proficiency in machine learning with experience in areas such as Generalized Linear Models, Gradient Boosting, Deep Learning, and Probabilistic Calibration. Domain knowledge in credit risk is a plus
  • Strong engineering skills in Python and data manipulation skills like SQL
  • Experience using large scale distributed systems like Spark or Ray 
  • Experience using open source projects and software such as scikit-learn, pandas, NumPy, XGBoost, Kubeflow
  • Experience developing machine learning models at scale from inception to business impact
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills and the capability to drive cross-functional requirements with product and engineering teams
  • The ability to present technical concepts and results in an audience-appropriate way
  • Persistence, patience and a strong sense of responsibility – we build the decision making that enables consumers and partners to place their trust in Affirm!