Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Core Services Engineering

Uber

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Sunnyvale, CASan Francisco, CASeattle, WA
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TL;DR · Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Core Services Engineering

The Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer joins the Risk and Trust engineering organization to develop innovative fraud prevention and account integrity solutions. This role involves shaping the technical roadmap and problem formulations alongside product, data science, and engineering leadership. The engineer is responsible for the end-to-end product lifecycle, including ML model pipeline design, system implementation, AB testing, and productionizing solutions at scale. Key responsibilities include leveraging algorithmic knowledge in machine learning, optimization, and statistics to solve large-scale real-world problems. Required technical skills include experience with Tensorflow, Pytorch, or JAX, and proficiency in Python, Spark SQL, Presto, Go, and Java. The work focuses on identity verification and defending against sophisticated, AI-driven threats to maintain platform safety and integrity.

What does a Machine Learning Engineer earn in California?

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What you'll do

  • Shape the technical roadmap and problem formulations for the Risk and Trust engineering team.
  • Design robust engineering solutions using machine learning, optimization, and statistics to impact business goals.
  • Mentor and uplevel machine learning engineering talents across the organization.
  • Manage the end-to-end product lifecycle including ML model pipelines and system design.
  • Implement and productionize machine learning solutions at a global scale.
  • Execute A/B testing and rollout strategies for new fraud prevention features.
  • Defend the platform against sophisticated, AI-driven fraud and identity verification threats.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of industry experience developing machine learning models and shipping ML solutions to production.
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field (preferred).
  • Strong problem-solving skills with expertise in ML methodologies.
  • Experience applying ML, statistics, or optimization techniques to solve large-scale real-world problems.
  • Industry experience in ML frameworks like Tensorflow, Pytorch, or JAX and complex data pipelines.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Spark SQL, Presto, Go, and Java.
  • Familiarity with multi-task learning, LLMs, anomaly detection, and fraud domain knowledge (preferred).

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