Senior Machine Learning Engineer I / II

Signifyd; Seattle, Chicago, Denver (WA, IL, CO); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Time Off Policy

401K Match

Stock Options

Paid Parental Leave

Health Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Company Social Events

Job summary

A leading fraud prevention technology firm is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to enhance fraud detection capabilities. The role involves leading high-impact ML projects from concept to deployment, collaborating across teams, and driving technical excellence. Ideal candidates will have 4-6 years of experience in a production ML environment, strong skills in Python and SQL, and a passion for innovative technologies. This position is based in Seattle with flexible remote options.

Qualifications

• 4-6+ years of experience in a production-grade ML environment.
• Strong foundation in statistical evaluation.
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Identify, prototype, and integrate new ML technologies.
• Design ML pipeline components for innovation.
• Partner with teams to translate business requirements.

Skills

Machine learning theory

Python

SQL

ML libraries

Spark

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Statistics

Job description

Denver, CO; Seattle, WA; Chicago, IL (Remote); United States (Remote);

At Signifyd, we help merchants confidently grow their businesses by building trusted relationships with their customers. Our advanced technology, combined with a team genuinely invested in our clients’ success, creates frictionless shopping experiences, approving more good orders, protecting revenue, and keeping customers happy.

Trusted by thousands of leading merchants across more than 100 countries, we securely process billions of transactions each year. Our people are the heart of everything we do, driving our mission forward with commitment, empathy, and creativity. Join us on our mission to empower fearless commerce by helping online retailers provide superior customer experiences and eliminate fraud.

The Senior Machine Learning Engineer will join our ML team. This team is responsible for building, maintaining, and monitoring the production ML models and offline experimentation frameworks that are at the core of Signifyd’s product. This includes the core fraud detection model that decides the majority of our traffic, alongside our model training and evaluation infrastructure. We work closely with Platform Engineering teams to contribute novel modeling methods, advanced feature engineering, and robust statistical practices.

Our Culture

We value tenacity, curiosity, and a hunger for learning. Our adversaries are highly motivated fraudsters looking to exploit any gap. We seek equally motivated individuals who are passionate about keeping our customers safe while pulling the field of adversarial machine learning forward.

The Role

As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will be a driver of technical execution within the ML team. You won’t just build models—you’ll own the end-to-end lifecycle of high-impact ML projects, from offline experimentation to deployment to production. You will be responsible for improving model performance, refining our experimentation processes, and ensuring our fraud detection systems are robust, scalable, and scientifically sound.

Responsibilities

• Expand ML Capabilities – Identify, prototype, and integrate new ML technologies and infrastructure to enhance fraud detection effectiveness and scalability.
• Enable High-Velocity Experimentation – Own the design and implementation of ML pipeline components that accelerate our innovation.
• Collaborate Across Functions – Partner with Product, Engineering, and Risk teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure ML initiatives align with customer needs.
• Raise the Bar – Foster a culture of technical excellence by championing best practices in testing, documentation, model monitoring, and development.

Requirements

• Education: A degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or a comparable quantitative field.
• Experience: 4-6+ years of post-undergrad work experience in a production-grade ML environment.
• Technical Depth: Strong foundation in machine learning theory, statistical evaluation, and experience with supervised/unsupervised learning at scale.
• Execution Focus: Proven track record of taking ML projects from research/prototype to high-scale production environments.
• Communication: Ability to communicate technical findings clearly to both technical peers and non-technical stakeholders.
• Tech Stack: Proficiency in Python, SQL, key ML libraries, and Spark.
• Mindset: A strong outcome-oriented mindset—you care about the "why" behind the models and the business impact they create.
• Attention to detail is critical in fraud prevention. To demonstrate this, please start your response to the first application question with the word 'Stochastic'.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience in fraud, fintech, payments, or e-commerce.
• Passion for writing well-tested production-grade code.
• A Master’s Degree or PhD.

Why Join Us?

• Make an Impact – Your work will directly shape the future of fraud prevention, protecting billions of payments.
• Lead & Grow – Drive high-visibility initiatives and develop leadership skills in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Innovate at Scale – Work with cutting-edge ML technologies and experiment freely to push the boundaries of what’s possible.
• Collaborative Culture – Join a team that values curiosity, ownership, and continuous learning.

Benefits

• Discretionary Time Off Policy (Unlimited!)
• 401K Match
• Stock Options
• Annual Performance Bonus or Commissions
• Paid Parental Leave (12 weeks)
• On-Demand Therapy for all employees & their dependents
• Dedicated learning budget through Learnerbly
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Company Social Events
• Signifyd Swag

Compensation

In the United States, each work location is assigned a specific pay zone, which determines the salary range for a given position. The starting base salary for the selected candidate will be based on a variety of factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, geographic location, and current market conditions.

Base Salary Ranges by Pay Zone:

• Tier 1 (NYC/SF Bay Area/Seattle): $160,000 - $190,000 annually
• Tier 2 (DC Metro/Austin/Chicago/Denver/Boston/Los Angeles/San Diego): $150,000 - $180,000 annually
• Tier 3 (US - All Other): $140,000 - $170,000 annually

Equity

This role is eligible for a stock option grant of 4,000 stock options, based on the position level and internal compensation guidelines.

Bonus

This role is eligible for an annual performance bonus of up to 10% of base salary.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Signifyd is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are fully committed to creating an inclusive, safe environment for all candidates and employees. Candidate demographic data in the aggregate provides a wealth of information that we can use to assess progress against our diversity and inclusion goals and identify areas we can do better. By answering these demographic questions, you are helping Signifyd become a more inclusive place for all of us to do our best work!