Staff Machine Learning Engineer
PayPal
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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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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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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.
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