Plaid · 2 months ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Data Foundation and AI
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$226K/yr - $337K/yr
5+ years expPlaid is a company dedicated to empowering financial transformation by building tools and experiences for developers. The Senior Machine Learning Engineer will design, build, and scale advanced ML/AI systems that power Plaid products and applications, focusing on improving distributed training and serving systems while collaborating with a high-ownership team.
BankingFinancial ServicesFinTech
Responsibilities
Building and scaling advanced ML/AI systems that power core Plaid products and applications used by millions of consumers
Driving impact at scale by improving distributed training, serving, and ML operations to make Plaid’s AI capabilities faster, more reliable, and more widely available
Developing new AI applications that enable innovative product experiences across fintech
Tackling 0 to 1 problems where you explore new approaches, as well as scaling 1 to 10 systems for reliability and efficiency
Collaborating with some of the strongest MLEs at Plaid in a high-ownership, bottom-up driven team
Experimenting with cutting-edge ML and AI techniques while balancing practical productionization and measurable business impact
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience training, deploying, and scaling ML/AI models in production environments
Strong experience with distributed systems and ML operations — from large-scale training to low-latency serving and monitoring
Proficiency in Python and modern ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch), with the ability to implement and optimize complex models
Hands-on experience building or scaling ML/AI infrastructure, pipelines, or reusable platforms that support multiple teams
Curiosity and drive to experiment with advanced AI techniques (e.g., embeddings, retrieval, generative modeling) while staying grounded in production impact
Ability to thrive in a collaborative environment, working with both technical and non-technical partners to drive measurable outcomes
Preferred
Experience applying ML/AI in fintech or similarly regulated industries
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k)
Company
Plaid
Plaid develops financial technology infrastructure that enables applications to connect with users' bank accounts and financial data.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.31BKey Investors
Franklin TempletonAltimeter CapitalGoldman Sachs Investment Partners
2025-04-03Series Unknown· $575M
2025-04-03Secondary Market
2023-10-19Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Zachary Perret
Co-Founder & CEO
Eric Sager
COO
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