Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Core
Define technical vision and architecture for ML-driven payment optimization, bridging strategy, architecture, and execution across multiple teams to scale ML capabilities.
Role type
Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Technical Leadership & Architecture)
Builds
Shared ML infrastructure (feature stores, model serving platforms, experimentation frameworks) and ML-driven payment optimization systems.
Domain
Fintech / Payments / Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
ML Architecture at Scale, Technical Leadership Without Authority, Classical & Applied ML Mastery, Production ML Engineering, Software Engineering Excellence, Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen, Payments Domain Depth, Cloud Infrastructure Mastery
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Python, AWS, GCP, XGBoost, LightGBM
Responsibilities
Define multi-quarter roadmap for ML-driven authorization optimization and routing intelligence; Design and lead implementation of shared ML infrastructure; Author and champion organization-wide ML engineering standards; Solve ambiguous, high-stakes problems by scoping and leading execution across teams; Mentor and level up Senior engineers; Design experimentation strategy for live payment traffic including multi-armed bandits and causal inference.
Seniority
Staff, technical leadership & mentorship
