Manager, Machine Learning Engineer - Credit

The role

You will lead a team of Machine Learning Engineers and Data Scientists responsible for LendScore and Income Insights products. You will set technical direction and partner with Engineering, Product, and Data teams to deliver scalable solutions.

What you will do

• Lead, support, and develop a team of Machine Learning Engineers and Data Scientists
• Set technical and product direction for LendScore and Income Insights
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Data teams to prioritize opportunities
• Guide the development of machine learning models from experimentation to online serving and monitoring
• Help the team tackle 0-to-1 opportunities and scaling established products
• Foster a high-ownership, bottom-up team culture

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience training and serving AI or machine learning models in production environments
• Experience leading a team of Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers
• Experience in fintech lending and a strong understanding of how models are built and used in lending
• Experience building or working with data-intensive backend applications in large, distributed systems
• Ability to code and iterate independently using Python, Spark, Jupyter notebooks, and standard machine learning libraries
• A track record of taking ownership and driving projects to business impact
• Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical teams
• Master’s degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a closely related field

Nice to have

• Experience in data analytics or data engineering

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• Equity and/or commission dependent on the position offered

About the company

Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. The company works with thousands of companies to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to apps and services.