As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Adyen’s Customer Risk team in Amsterdam, you will lead the development of next-generation risk assessment systems, designing and scaling production-ready ML models for prediction, ranking, and embedding. You’ll architect core ML infrastructure, including data processing pipelines and model evaluation frameworks, to ensure real-time risk assessments with high reliability. With a focus on Python, Java, or C/C++, you will leverage TensorFlow, PyTorch, XGBoost/LightGBM, Spark, SQL (Trino), Pandas, and other tools for large-scale data manipulation and MLOps practices like MLFlow, Airflow, Kubernetes, Docker, Prometheus, and Grafana. Your role involves collaborating closely with product teams to drive the risk roadmap and translate complex signals into clear business outcomes, ensuring the safety and integrity of Adyen’s global payment platform at massive scale.
Lead the design and development of next-generation risk assessment systems from ideation to deployment.
Build production-ready ML models for prediction, ranking, and embedding to operate at Adyen’s massive scale.
Architect core ML infrastructure including data processing pipelines, model evaluation frameworks, and real-time deployment strategies.
Innovate by introducing advanced software design and modular architecture to enhance existing ML capabilities.
Ensure robustness and reliability of ML systems through end-to-end lifecycle management, from testing to global launches.
What we're looking for
5+ years of experience in designing and scaling production-ready ML models.
Expertise in Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, XGBoost/LightGBM, Spark, SQL (Trino), Pandas.
Proficient in MLOps tools like MLFlow, Airflow, Argo-workflows for model deployment.
Deep experience in building and managing data processing pipelines and evaluation frameworks.
5+ years of hands-on experience in end-to-end ML lifecycle including deployment and maintenance.
Technical leadership skills to translate architectural needs into shipping solutions.
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About Ayden
Adyen is a global payments platform that provides end-to-end payment processing, merchant acquiring, and issuing solutions to large global companies, enabling them to accept payments anywhere in the world. Industry: Payments Technology & Financial Services
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