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Block · 1 week ago

Senior Machine Learning Modeler, Advanced Insights & Modeling

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$229K/yr - $343K/yr

8+ years exp

Block is a company focused on economic empowerment, and they are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Modeler to design intelligent systems for decision-making across various domains. The role involves leading the architecture and delivery of AI-driven models that enhance resource allocation and financial planning, collaborating with multiple teams to implement scalable and trustworthy AI systems.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead design and implementation of forecasting, financial, and cost modeling systems that inform company-wide decisions

Develop scalable ML architectures and pipelines for training, serving, and monitoring predictive models

Build and extend AI tools for model explainability and interpretability, making predictions accessible to Finance, Analytics, and Product teams

Partner with Data Science to operationalize research models, ensuring performance, reliability, and reproducibility

Collaborate with Forecasting Analytics and Corporate Finance teams to deliver insights that guide resource allocation and financial planning

Define technical standards, best practices, and frameworks for applied ML development across business lines

Qualification

Machine LearningForecastingPredictive ModelingPythonML PipelinesModel ExplainabilityData ModelingFeature EngineeringFinancial ModelingMentoringCollaboration

Required

8+ years of experience in machine learning or software engineering, with proven experience leading large-scale ML projects

Deep expertise in forecasting, predictive modeling, and value estimation, including statistical and ML-based methods

Advanced proficiency in Python, and experience with libraries such as scikit-learn, XGBoost, LightGBM, and pandas/numpy

Strong experience building end-to-end ML pipelines, leveraging tools like Airflow, Spark, BigQuery, or equivalent systems

Demonstrated success in designing systems that support explainability, reproducibility, and operational reliability

Strong understanding of data modeling, feature engineering, and model evaluation in production contexts

Experience mentoring engineers and shaping team-wide technical direction

Experience with forecasting frameworks (e.g., Prophet, statsmodels, or custom time-series methods)

Background in financial modeling, planning, or customer lifetime value prediction

Experience building automated or interactive explainability systems for ML-driven forecasts

Benefits

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Modern family planning

Company

Block

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Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment.

Founded in 1990

Oakland, California, US

10001+ employees

https://block.xyz/

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