Manager of Machine Learning Engineering leading a team at Affirm to enhance fraud detection models. Collaborating cross-functionally to integrate high-impact ML solutions into decisioning systems.
Responsibilities
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
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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