Careers - Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Credit Products (Square Financial Services)

Block

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Seattle, WA Posted 16 days ago $228,700–$343,100 / year
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TL;DR

Join the Credit and Lending team at Block as a Machine Learning Engineer within Square Financial Services (SFS), where you will play a pivotal role in expanding underwriting capabilities for underserved customer segments through advanced modeling techniques. You will apply rigorous scientific methods to evaluate new data sources, lead ML Operations initiatives, and design robust credit decisioning systems that drive the company’s profitability. This full-stack position requires expertise in deploying machine learning models in production environments, with a preference for candidates who can contribute across all technical layers from data pipelines to software architecture. Ideal candidates have at least 8 years of experience or an advanced degree, strong quantitative skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders while adhering to regulatory requirements.

Skills

Python SQL MachineLearning DataVisualization CI/CD AWS Kubernetes Docker PostgreSQL Scikit-learn XGBoost TensorFlow PyTorch Git JupyterNotebook Pandas NumPy RegulatoryCompliance RESTAPI

What you'll do

  • Apply rigorous scientific methods to evaluate and integrate new data sources for credit underwriting.
  • Lead initiatives to scale ML operations and infrastructure, enhancing model deployment capabilities.
  • Design and implement the full lifecycle of credit decisioning models in production environments.
  • Identify and execute improvements to credit policies using advanced modeling techniques.
  • Troubleshoot issues in real-time production environments and support scheduled updates to existing models.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements while innovating in a regulated banking environment.

What we're looking for

  • At least 6 years of experience with a Master's degree in a technical field.
  • Develop and deploy machine learning models in production environments.
  • Strong quantitative skills and data visualization abilities for complex analysis.
  • Full-stack proficiency from data pipelines to production software architecture.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical teams.
  • Pragmatic problem-solving approach under regulatory constraints.

Market check

Salary context

This $228,700–$343,100 range sits above 91% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$178,400–$256,300

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$180,500–$246,150

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Block

Block, Inc. (formerly Square) is a financial technology company operating the Square merchant payments ecosystem, Cash App peer-to-peer payments, TIDAL music streaming, and Bitcoin-focused financial services. Industry: Financial Technology & Payments

Block currently has 43 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $180,000–$270,000 across 42 roles with salary data.

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