Manager, Machine Learning Engineering (Underwriting)

40 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Affirm

Affirm

Affirm offers a transparent buy now, pay later service founded in 2012 by Max Levchin. No late fees or surprises, just a responsible way to pay over time for your favorite brands.

Diversified Financial Services
1K-5K
Founded 2012

Description

  • Manage a team of machine learning engineers building the economic decisioning engine.
  • Set the technical strategy for the team and connect it to business-impacting projects.
  • Define and advocate for technical solutions and operational processes that improve team effectiveness.
  • Partner with product management, design, analytics, engineering, and risk leaders to build and scale ML solutions.
  • Ensure technical sustainability by managing risks and trade-offs across the product development lifecycle.
  • Mentor, coach, and develop engineers through feedback, guidance, and leadership by example.
  • Help shape the long-term machine learning strategy at Affirm.
  • Bring clarity to complex and ambiguous technical problems.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8+ years of industry experience.
  • 3+ years of experience managing engineers.
  • Proficiency in machine learning.
  • Experience with tree-based models, transformers, deep learning, and agentic ML.
  • Strong engineering skills with the ability to provide hands-on technical leadership.
  • Comfort working through ambiguity and moving from low-level implementation details to large-scale system architecture.

Benefits

  • Remote-first work environment with flexibility to work from almost anywhere in the country of employment.
  • Base salary of $225,000-$275,000 in CA, WA, NY, NJ, and CT, or $200,000-$250,000 in other U.S. states.
  • Equity rewards, including an employee stock purchase plan at a discount.
  • Monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending.
  • 100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
  • Flexible Spending Wallets for technology, food, lifestyle needs, and family-forming expenses.
  • Competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
  • Reasonable accommodations during the hiring process for candidates who need individualized support.

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