Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Machine Learning Engineer in the Risk AI team at Block. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining systems to flag fraudulent activities in real-time, working with ML Modellers, solving technical problems at scale, and leading experiments to validate novel ideas.

Requirements

• 8+ years of Software Engineering and/or ML experience, with a track record of solving business problems with technology and proven experience successfully taking ownership of an end-to-end solution
• Work autonomously in a fast paced, ambiguous and unpredictable environment
• Be naturally curious & eager to learn
• Grow your solutions, maintaining and fixing them as necessary
• Communicate via clear and concise writing to facilitate asynchronous collaboration across multiple time zones
• Reason about complex, distributed systems at high scale
• Proficiency in machine learning techniques, experimental design and data engineering
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, TensorFlow, or PyTorch

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain Machine Learning systems that enable us to flag fraudulent activities in real-time
• Work hand-in-hand with ML Modellers to identify and integrate new data sources, heuristics and models
• Solve challenging technical problems at scale, collaborating with colleagues located across the globe

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage (Medical, Vision and Dental insurance)
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
• Retirement Plans including company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Wellness programs, including access to mental health, 1:1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowance
• Paid parental and caregiving leave
• Paid time off (including 12 paid holidays)
• Paid sick leave (1 hour per 26 hours worked (max 80 hours per calendar year to the extent legally permissible) for non-exempt employees and covered by our Flexible Time Off policy for exempt employees)
• Learning and Development resources
• Paid Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits