Katapult · 15 hours ago
Machine Learning Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
3+ years expKatapult is a technology-forward alternative financing company focused on powering the inclusion economy. They are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to join their Data Science & Credit Risk team, responsible for building and operating backend systems that support credit risk and fraud decisioning.
Financial ServicesFinTechPaymentsRetail TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain backend APIs and services supporting credit risk and fraud decisioning
Deploy and operate machine learning models, scorecards, and business rules in production
Own system reliability, performance, and observability for underwriting and fraud services
Debug and resolve production issues affecting decision accuracy or service availability
Partner closely with data scientists to productionize models and ensure safe, repeatable deployments
Improve system architecture to support scalability, fault tolerance, and operational robustness
Implement monitoring and alerting for model behavior, decision outcomes, and system health
Collaborate with Credit Risk Strategy, Risk Modeling, Tech, and Operations teams to translate strategy into live decisions
Develop deep expertise in Katapult’s credit risk and fraud infrastructure
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
3+ years of professional experience with a strong emphasis on backend or platform engineering
2+ years of experience deploying and operating machine learning models in production environments
Strong experience building Python-based services and APIs
Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), including deployment, scaling, and monitoring
Solid understanding of software engineering best practices: testing, CI/CD, version control, and documentation
Proficiency in Python and SQL
Experience across the ML lifecycle, with emphasis on deployment, monitoring, and iteration
Strong debugging skills and comfort working with mission-critical systems
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences
Strong sense of ownership, attention to detail, and ability to work independently
Preferred
Experience with fraud systems, risk platforms, NLP, or LLM-based models is a plus
Benefits
Competitive benefits package
Opportunities for career advancement
Company
Katapult
Katapult is an omnichannel point-of-sale payment platform for retailers and consumers.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$436.04M2021-06-10Post Ipo Equity· $150M
2021-06-10IPO
2017-05-24Series Unknown· $13.5M
Leadership Team
Orlando Zayas
CEO
Chandan Chopra
Chief Technology Officer
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