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SiftSiftSan Francisco, CA

Machine Learning Engineer

Build and deploy large-scale online ML models and end-to-end pipelines for real-time fraud detection at Sift, working on automated training systems that process over 1T events. Requires 4+ years production ML experience, strong Python/Java/Scala skills, and distributed systems expertise with Spark, Databricks, and GCP.

140k – 190k/yr
Hybrid4+ YOEML Engineering

About the role

What You'll Do

Model Development & Refinement: Design, build, and deploy online machine learning models (including ensemble methods, deep learning, transformer architectures and graph-based models) to catch evolving fraud vectors in real time.

Feature Engineering at Scale: Engineer high-frequency time-series features from over 1 trillion behavioral events, optimizing for low-latency signal extraction and pattern recognition.

Production MLOps: Maintain and enhance our automated model training and deployment infrastructure, ensuring frictionless continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) of newly trained models.

System Optimization: Write high-performance code to minimize scoring latency at runtime, ensuring our core ML services scale seamlessly across distributed databases.

Collaborative Innovation: Work cross-functionally with Core Infrastructure, Product Management, and Data Science teams to translate business-level fraud patterns into robust algorithmic solutions.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of professional experience building and deploying large-scale machine learning models into high-traffic production environments.
  • Strong proficiency in Java or Scala (for our production backend) as well as Python (for data analysis and model prototyping).
  • Practical experience with Databricks and big data processing frameworks like Apache Spark, Apache Flink, or Hadoop, and working with NoSQL data stores like Bigtable.
  • Deep understanding of statistical modeling, probability, and standard machine learning algorithms (e.g., XGBoost, Random Forests, Neural Networks, and Clustering techniques).
  • Ability to reason through data consistency, pipeline failures, and performance constraints in a distributed, multi-tenant cloud environment (GCP).

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience explicitly in the fraud detection, risk mitigation, or cyber-security domains.
  • Deep knowledge of streaming architectures (e.g., Apache Kafka).
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Familiarity with leveraging AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code) to accelerate development and model prototyping.

Skills

Machine LearningPythonJavaScalaDatabricksSparkapache flinkHadoopbigtablexgboostrandom forestsneural networksGCPapache kafkaDocker

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