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PLAID · 1 day ago

Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Fraud (Research Scientist)

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$226K/yr - $337K/yr
date3+ years exp

Plaid is a company dedicated to empowering financial interactions through innovative tools and experiences. As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer on the Fraud Data team, you will design and build scalable ML infrastructure for fraud detection, lead the evolution of model deployment and monitoring frameworks, and mentor other engineers.

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Responsibilities

Lead applied research to develop next-generation fraud models over relational graphs, sequential events, images, and videos data
Design and run rigorous experiments and develop evaluation methodologies that reflect real-world fraud dynamics
Prototype state-of-the-art model architectures (Graph Neural Networks, Transformer-based foundation models) and translate successful prototypes into production with fellow MLEs
Publish and communicate results internally and externally raising the technical bar for fraud ML at Plaid

Qualification

Machine LearningPythonGraph Neural NetworksFraud domain experienceLarge-scale trainingScientific rigorCommunication skillsMentoring

Required

PhD strongly preferred; we will consider equivalent research experience with a strong publication/innovation track record
3+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or Research Scientist
Strong scientific rigor and communication
Strong Python skills + ability to build high-quality research prototypes

Preferred

Fraud / security / abuse domain experience
Experience with large-scale training, graph systems, and sequential modeling

Company

PLAID

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Plaid is a consultancy offering brand marketing, creative strategy, web design, content creation, and advertising services.
dateFounded in 2004
location
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
people-size2-10 employees
web-link
https://www.plaid-creative.com/

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