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Affirm · 3 days ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, ML Underwriting
Nashville, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$169K/yr - $219K/yr
6+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Use Affirm’s proprietary and other third party data to develop machine learning models that predict the likelihood of default and make an approval or decline decision to achieve business objectives
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 credit decisioning at Affirm
Implement and scale data pipelines, new features, and algorithms that are essential to our production models
Collaborate with the engineering, credit, and product teams to define requirements for new products
Qualification
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Required
6+ years of experience as a machine learning engineer. Relevant PhD can count for up to 2 YOE
Experience developing machine learning models at scale from inception to business impact
Proficiency in machine learning with experience in areas such as Generalized Linear Models, Gradient Boosting, Deep Learning, and Probabilistic Calibration.
Strong engineering skills in Python and data manipulation skills like SQL
Experience using large scale distributed systems like Spark or Ray
Experience using open source projects and software such as scikit-learn, pandas, NumPy, XGBoost, PyTorch, Kubeflow
Excellent written and oral communication skills and the capability to drive cross-functional requirements with product and engineering teams
Persistence, patience and a strong sense of responsibility – we build the decision making that enables consumers and partners to place their trust in Affirm
Preferred
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and Airflow is a plus
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, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
Company
Affirm
Affirm is a financial technology services company that offers installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.
1,001-5,000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (80)
2022 (195)
2021 (143)
2020 (73)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.52BKey Investors
Thrive CapitalGICMorgan Stanley
2021-04-30IPO· bmv:AFRM
2021-01-13Post Ipo Equity· Undisclosed
2020-09-17Series G· $500M
Leadership Team
Max Levchin
Founder & CEO
Ragini Holloway
SVP, People
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