Plaid · 8 hours ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Fraud (Research Scientist)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$226K/yr - $337K/yr
3+ years expPlaid is a company dedicated to empowering financial interactions through innovative tools and experiences. As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Research Scientist) on the Fraud Data team, you will design and build scalable ML infrastructure that enhances fraud detection, lead research initiatives, and mentor other engineers.
BankingFinancial ServicesFinTech
Responsibilities
Lead applied research to develop next-generation fraud models over relational graphs, sequential events, images, and videos data
Design and run rigorous experiments and develop evaluation methodologies that reflect real-world fraud dynamics
Prototype state-of-the-art model architectures (Graph Neural Networks, Transformer-based foundation models) and translate successful prototypes into production with fellow MLEs
Publish and communicate results internally and externally raising the technical bar for fraud ML at Plaid
Qualification
Required
PhD strongly preferred; we will consider equivalent research experience with a strong publication/innovation track record
3+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or Research Scientist
Strong scientific rigor and communication
Strong Python skills + ability to build high-quality research prototypes
Preferred
Fraud / security / abuse domain experience
Experience with large-scale training, graph systems, and sequential modeling
Company
Plaid
Plaid develops financial technology infrastructure that enables applications to connect with users' bank accounts and financial data.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.31BKey Investors
Franklin TempletonAltimeter CapitalIndex Ventures,Kleiner Perkins
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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