Senior Director, Software Engineering – Machine Learning

October 9

🏄 California – Remote

Although this job is listed in California, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

🦌 Connecticut – Remote

Although this job is listed in Connecticut, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

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🏄 California – Remote 🦌 Connecticut – Remote 🏖️ New Jersey – Remote 🗽 New York – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $305k - $375k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🤖 Machine Learning Engineer

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Affirm

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Fintech • B2C • eCommerce

Affirm is a financial technology company that offers a 'Buy Now, Pay Later' service, allowing consumers to make purchases and pay for them over time with flexible payment plans. Affirm eliminates hidden fees and compound interest, providing clear terms and conditions for its users. The company also offers the Affirm Card, a debit card that allows users to request to pay over time for larger purchases or pay in full for smaller ones. Affirm partners with various retailers across multiple categories, including electronics, apparel, and travel, providing customers with the convenience of paying over time at checkout both online and in physical stores. Affirm's services are integrated with Apple Pay, enabling customers to make payments seamlessly from their iPhone or iPad.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2012

💳 Fintech

👥 B2C

🛍️ eCommerce

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2021-01

📋 Description

• Set the vision for Machine Learning and AI at Affirm. Hire world class Machine Learning modelers, Platform and Software engineers to execute on that vision. • Take ownership of our core model development lifecycle and business outcomes across our established verticals – underwriting, fraud, servicing, personalization. • Work closely with product and business leadership to champion AI adoption in both existing and new products. • Balance ML investments across traditional ML and transformer based models • Evolve ML platform to support our increasing ML needs across Affirm with a special emphasis on training, tuning and serving AI models. • Run a robust, yet shortened ML development lifecycle establishing a culture for experimenting and failing fast. • Work with a wide variety of cross functional partners outside of engineering ranging from product, risk, servicing, legal and compliance.

🎯 Requirements

• 15+ years of relevant experience in Machine Learning, AI, or related technical domains • Experience leading centralized ML teams comprising of both ML modelers and ML platform engineers • Successful track record in landing key models responsible for the company’s success that directly drive PnL • Comfortable working in matrix organizations and influencing across a wide variety of leaders • Experience hiring and growing, and retaining talent • Keeps up with evolving ML landscape — understands when to buy vs build, and what tools/ techniques can drive the most business value

🏖️ Benefits

• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents • Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses • Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge • ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount