Staff Machine Learning Engineer
PayPal
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This role pays more than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $197,981–$256,950 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $264k versus about $227k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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PayPal is a leading global digital wallet and online payment system, founded in 1998, that allows individuals and businesses to send, receive, and manage funds securely in over 200 markets.
PayPal currently has 71 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $160,500–$235,826 across 71 roles with salary data.
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer The Staff Machine Learning Engineer joins a cross-functional team to design, deploy, and productize scalable risk analytical solutions and generative AI models that enhance the customer experience. This role involves leading architecture design, defining technical standards, and mentoring team members while collaborating with data scientists and system engineers to solve complex problems. The candidate will build AI agents for workflow automation and issue detection using Python, Java, and frameworks like LangChain or LlamaIndex. Key technologies include Spark, Hadoop, Flink, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure. Additionally, the role requires expertise in MLOps tools like Airflow and MLflow to manage data pipelines. The work focuses on critical domain areas including risk analytics, fraud detection, anomaly detection, payment risk, and transaction monitoring to ensure secure and seamless commerce operations.
What does a Machine Learning Engineer earn in California?
Median $246150 from 178 postings across 30 companies.
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