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Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Fraud Intelligence R&D

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ML EngineeringPaymentsSenior (6-10 yrs)HybridFintech Startup

Research and productionize cutting-edge fraud detection models at PayPal's global scale β€” bridging applied ML research with real-time financial crime prevention.

AI β†’ Finance

Location

Chicago, IL

Salary Range

$178,500 – $265,100

Posted

Mar 28, 2026

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⚑Growing AI Team

PayPal is in the growing stage of its AI organization. Great time to join.

πŸ“ŠActive Hiring

PayPal has had 7 hiring events in the last 30 days β€” they're actively building.

Company AI Context

AI Maturity

growing

Tech Stack

tensorflowscikit-learnanomaly-detectionsupervised-learningcontinual-learningmodel-deployment

Research-driven ML engineer advancing fraud detection at PayPal's global scale.

## About the Role Research-driven ML engineer advancing fraud detection at PayPal's global scale. Design, prototype, and productionize cutting-edge decision models for identity verification, onboarding, authentication, and abuse prevention. Bridge applied research and large-scale engineering with novel approaches in anomaly detection and continual learning. Requires 5+ years relevant experience. ## Responsibilities - Design and prototype cutting-edge fraud detection models - Productionize ML models for identity verification and authentication - Advance anomaly detection and continual learning approaches - Bridge applied research and large-scale engineering - Collaborate with cross-functional teams on abuse prevention ## Requirements - 5+ years relevant ML engineering experience - Expertise with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, scikit-learn) - Experience with anomaly detection and supervised learning - Knowledge of continual learning and model deployment - Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Skills & Technologies

tensorflowscikit-learnanomaly-detectionsupervised-learningcontinual-learningmodel-deploymentpython

Best Backgrounds

  • machine learning engineering
  • software engineering
  • data engineering
  • applied mathematics

Related Titles to Explore

  • ML Engineer
  • Applied Scientist
  • ML Platform Engineer
  • AI Engineer

Career Bridge Playbook

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Career paths into this role

software engineer
data engineer
data scientist
research scientist

Where this role leads

ML lead
head of AI
principal engineer
AI research scientist

Transition Difficulty

high

Key Skill Gaps to Close

  • financial domain knowledge
  • regulatory awareness
  • model risk management

Skills used in this role

Technical

tensorflowscikit-learnanomaly-detectionsupervised-learningcontinual-learningmodel-deploymentpython

Domain

model-developmentfeature-engineeringmodel-deploymentrisk-modeling

Soft Skills

cross-functional-collaborationtechnical-communicationproblem-solving

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