Machine Learning Engineer - Remote

Overview

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.

In Short

• Use Affirm’s proprietary and other third party data to develop machine learning models that manage and optimize the flow of loan opportunities.
• Partner with platform and product engineering teams to build model training, decisioning, and monitoring systems.
• Research ground breaking solutions and develop prototypes that drive the future of portfolio decisioning.
• Implement and scale data pipelines, new features, and algorithms essential to production models.
• Collaborate with engineering, credit, and product teams to define requirements for new products.

Requirements

• Proficiency in machine learning with experience in Generalized Linear Models, Gradient Boosting, Deep Learning, and Probabilistic Calibration.
• Strong engineering skills in Python and data manipulation skills like SQL.
• Experience using distributed systems like Spark or Ray is a plus.
• Experience using open source projects such as scikit-learn, pandas, NumPy, XGBoost, Kubeflow.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• The ability to present technical concepts and results in an audience-appropriate way.
• Persistence, patience, and a strong sense of responsibility.

Benefits

• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents.
• Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, and various Lifestyle needs.
• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
• ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount.