Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Infra/Ops, Fraud

Plaid

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On-site
Location
New York, NYSeattle, WASan Francisco, CA
Salary
$228,960–$315,360 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $225k
This role $272k
$169k most similar roles pay here $331k

This role pays more than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $195,562–$254,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $272k versus about $225k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Plaid

Plaid is a financial technology company that builds a data network powering digital finance applications, enabling consumers to securely connect their financial accounts to apps and services. Industry: Financial Technology & Data Infrastructure

Plaid currently has 41 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $201,600–$272,400 across 41 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Infra/Ops, Fraud

As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Infra/Ops - Fraud on the Data team within the Fraud organization, you will develop high-performance feature computation and online inference pipelines that power production machine learning systems at scale. You will build robust observability, monitoring, and automated debugging capabilities while utilizing AI-assisted tools to maintain system reliability. Your daily work involves solving complex technical challenges at the intersection of machine learning, data infrastructure, and production reliability to detect and prevent fraud using extensive financial network data. The role requires proficiency in Python along with experience in PyTorch, Spark, SageMaker, and Airflow. You will collaborate with ML Infrastructure, Data Science, and Product teams to deliver scalable solutions. Experience in the fraud or risk domains and graph machine learning are also considered valuable assets for this position.

What does a Machine Learning Engineer earn in New York?

Median $216000 from 47 postings across 14 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build and scale machine learning systems for fraud detection products in a fast-paced environment.
  • Develop high-performance feature computation and online inference pipelines for production use.
  • Create robust observability, monitoring, and automated debugging capabilities for ML systems.
  • Utilize AI-assisted tools to investigate complex system behaviors and maintain reliability.
  • Manage the full machine learning lifecycle from feature pipelines to model training and production serving.
  • Solve technical challenges at the intersection of machine learning, data infrastructure, and production reliability.
  • Develop foundational ML capabilities using financial network data to prevent fraud.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of relevant experience building, deploying, and scaling production machine learning systems.
  • Strong experience with ML infrastructure and operations, including production deployment, monitoring, and reliability.
  • Proven ability to independently own and deliver complex, end-to-end machine learning engineering projects.
  • Proficiency with Python and experience with technologies such as PyTorch, Spark, SageMaker, and Airflow.
  • Experience in fraud or risk domains (preferred).
  • Experience in Graph machine learning (preferred).

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