Senior Machine Learning Engineer

At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to revolutionize commerce globally to make moving money, selling and shopping, personalized and secure. 

Job Description Summary:

What you need to know about the role-

You will lead the end-end development and implementation of advanced machine learning solutions to reduce losses due to Fraud. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to design and deliver scalable ML models that keeps learning and preventing the fraud attacks.

Meet our team

Join PayPal’s core Fraud Data Science team within the Global Analytics Data Science (GADS) organisation, to help build next-gen solutions that reduces fraud across the PayPal ecosystem ranging from onboarding, identity, money movement, loss recovery etc. Fraud management is bottom line to business with dynamic landscape due to constantly changing patterns and attacks. Our solutions advance beyond high benchmark and requires on-going research and state-of-the-art techniques in ML/DL/anomaly detection/continuous learning to push the envelope.

Job Description:

Your way to impact

How the role fits within the wider organisation + how the role/org service our customers.

In this role at PayPal, you'll directly impact the business by reducing the loss due to fraud attacks at different stages in the PayPal ecosystem. You’ll work with domain expert teams like cyber security, investigations, vulnerability detection, proactive fraud prevention and you’ll also work with business teams who are product owners like crypto wallet owners, 2 factor authentication product owners, 3rd party billing agreement owners etc. Your models help the business teams and expert teams to prevent fraud as early as possible, reduce loss and improve the KPIs. 

Your day to day 

In your day to day role you will:

- Build ML/DL models for fraud prevention, analyse fraud patterns, create and adopt advanced proprietary fraud prevention mechanisms.

- Leverage state of the art algorithms and techniques for fraud prevention. Research new algorithms/approaches to better our ecosystem. 

- Overcome challenges presented by big data, evolving fraud techniques and new payment technologies by leveraging ML expertise, domain expertise, analysis skills and understanding evolving fraud patterns.

- Ownership of model development process from start to finish and work closely with business team and strategy team to solve the problem at hand.

What do you need to bring-

- Bachelors with 4+ years of experience or Masters with 2+ years of experience or PhD with 2+ years of research experience specialised in Data science, Computer science, Artificial Intelligence, information Technology, Statistics, Mathematics, Cybersecurity or any related field.

- Solid understanding of machine learning algorithms, probability, statistics, data science, A/B testing, analysis of ML models. Deep learning algorithms understanding is a plus.

- Hands-on experience in end-to-end ML lifecycle:- data analysis, feature engineering, feature selection, technique selection & implementation, hyper-parameter tuning, deployment and maintenance in production.

- Proficiency in programming languages like Python/R etc. (Python preferable) and ML frameworks like Tensorflow, PyTorch, Caffe etc.

- Hands on with SQL, to be able to pull data from various upstream sources and transform it.

- Proven track record of delivering actionable insights and driving business impact through data-driven decision-making.

Additional Job Description:

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com

Who We Are:

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PayPal has remained at the forefront of the digital payment revolution for more than 20 years. By leveraging technology to make financial services and commerce more convenient, affordable, and secure, the PayPal platform is empowering more than 400 million consumers and merchants in more than 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. For more information, visit paypal.com.

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.

As part of PayPal’s commitment to employees’ health and safety, we have established in-office Covid-19 protocols and requirements, based on expert guidance. Depending on location, this might include a Covid-19 vaccination requirement for any employee whose role requires them to work onsite. Employees may request reasonable accommodation based on a medical condition or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.

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Our Benefits:
At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.
We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com

Who We Are:
Click Here to learn more about our culture and community.

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. For more information, visit https://www.paypal.com ,  https://about.pypl.com and  https://investor.pypl.com.

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.

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