Staff Machine Learning Engineer

PayPal

Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$196,500–$291,500 / yr
Posted
26 days ago

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Similar $223k
This role $244k
$157k most similar roles pay here $306k

This role pays more than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $188,089–$257,275 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $244k versus about $223k for comparable roles.

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About PayPal

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 84 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $160,500–$235,826 across 84 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Machine Learning Engineer

As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer on the PayPal team, you will lead the design and development of sophisticated machine learning models to address complex business challenges. Your daily tasks include optimizing existing models, integrating advanced AI systems such as LLM-based agents, and deploying solutions using cloud platforms like AWS or GCP. You must be proficient in ML frameworks including TensorFlow and PyTorch, and have experience with transformer architectures for fine-tuning and domain adaptation. Additionally, expertise in reinforcement learning, graph-based models, and unsupervised learning techniques is essential. This role requires a deep understanding of causal inference, anomaly detection, and synthetic data generation to enhance model accuracy and reliability in high-impact domains like fraud detection and risk modeling.

What you'll do

  • Lead the development and optimization of advanced machine learning models.
  • Design and implement transformer-based architectures for fine-tuning and domain adaptation.
  • Integrate AI or agentic systems, including LLM-based agents, into data solutions.
  • Apply reinforcement learning techniques to optimize policies and value functions.
  • Utilize graph-based models for representation learning in complex datasets.
  • Develop semi-supervised and unsupervised learning methods for model training.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive experience with ML frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn.
  • Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and tools for data processing and model deployment.
  • Experience with transformer-based architectures including fine-tuning and domain adaptation.
  • Knowledge of reinforcement learning techniques such as policy optimization and value function approximation.
  • Hands-on experience with graph-based models or graph representation learning.
  • Research background in ML/AI areas with publications or open-source contributions.
  • Prior work in high-impact domains like fraud detection or risk modeling.

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