Cleo · 23 hours ago
Machine Learning Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
3+ years expCleo is a fast-growing fintech company on a mission to change humanity's relationship with money. They are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to build innovative solutions, such as creating chatbots and classifiers, to enhance users' financial health and improve the overall user experience.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTech
Responsibilities
Designed and implemented AI agents to analyse and extract insights from users’ transactional data
Developed models to interpret transactional data, enhancing the understanding of users’ finances. Think about your bank statement—how often do you not recognise a transaction on first review?
Created contextual intent classifiers to understand user conversations with Cleo, enabling tailored and accurate platform responses
Engineered ML models to identify and deliver relevant actions to users within Cleo, ensuring a seamless, context-aware conversational experience
Built models to evaluate risk in customer interactions with bank transaction features and user activities
Developed optimisation models to improve payment success rates for customers while minimising business costs, tackling this as a two-sided optimisation challenge
Qualification
Required
Excellent knowledge of both Data Science (Python, SQL) and production tools
A deep understanding of probability and statistics fundamentals
Big picture thinking to correctly diagnose problems and productionising research
Top tier communication skills, to be able to partner with Product and Commercial Leaders
Industry-leading contributions to your field, communicated through conferences, blogs, talks, or open-source projects
3+ years of experience in data science, machine learning engineering, or related roles
Strong ability to communicate findings to non-technical stakeholders
Experience deploying machine learning models into production; familiarity with Docker containers and container orchestration tools is a plus
Benefits
Company-wide performance reviews every 6 months
Generous pay increases for high-performing team members
Equity top-ups for team members getting promoted
15 days annual leave a year + 5 additional floating flexible days per year + public holidays (+ an additional day for every year you spend at Cleo)
1 extra day a year to be used for learning and 1 extra day for volunteering
401k matching
Medical Insurance, Dental and Vision care
Generous Parental Leave
1 month paid sabbatical after 4 years at Cleo
Regular socials and activities, online and in-person
We'll pay for your OpenAI subscription
Online mental health support via Spill
And many more!
Company
Cleo
Changing the world’s relationship with money.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$137.5MKey Investors
SofinaEQT VenturesTriplePoint Capital
2022-06-16Series C· $80M
2020-12-10Series B· $44M
2019-06-17Debt Financing
Leadership Team
Barnaby Hussey-Yeo
Founder and CEO
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