CareerPlan

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

San FranciscoFull-time$176k–$244k2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Build and ship production ML/AI services (document processing, charge classification, entity resolution) that power Checkr's core verification products for millions of users.

Role type

Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Production Systems)

Builds

Production ML services, APIs, and AI-powered workflows for Product Engineering teams

Domain

Fintech / Background Checks / AI Verification

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic), API design, CI/CD, OOP, model evaluation, agentic workflows

Preferred skills

MLOps platforms, document processing/OCR, PySpark, Ruby, dbt/Snowflake

Technologies

Python, LLM APIs, CI/CD, MLflow, SageMaker, Vertex, PySpark, Rails, dbt, Snowflake

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy ML models and AI systems; Use LLMs and APIs as building blocks in production; Write clean, testable code with proper abstractions and error handling; Partner with product teams to translate business problems into ML solutions; Build evaluation frameworks and iterate on model performance; Automate pipelines and build agentic workflows

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC