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Responsibilities
- Set technical strategy for the team over a year-long time horizon and connect it to business-impacting projects.
- Build, evaluate, deploy, and operate production-grade real-time machine learning models for credit lending decisions.
- Collaborate with ML Platform, product, engineering, and risk leadership on scalable international modeling capabilities.
- Define and advocate for technical solutions and operational processes that improve team effectiveness.
- Set code review and design standards while fostering quality and ownership.
- Mentor engineers, provide feedback and guidance, and lead by example.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience researching, designing, deploying, and operating large-scale, real-time machine learning systems; a relevant PhD can count for up to 2 years of experience.
- Strong Python skills and experience writing production-quality code.
- Experience building and evaluating tabular classification models, including gradient-boosted decision trees and deep learning models.
- Experience with distributed data processing or parallel compute frameworks such as Spark or Ray.
- Experience with ML lifecycle tooling for training orchestration, experimentation, and model monitoring, such as Kubeflow, Airflow, or MLflow.
- Proficiency with AI-powered developer tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor.
- Strong engineering skills and the ability to provide hands-on technical leadership across code and architecture.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with a global engineering team.
Benefits
- Remote-first role based in Poland, with most roles available from anywhere within Poland and occasional in-person work possible; all new hires attend in-person onboarding.
- 100% subsidized medical coverage for employees and dependents, including Lux Med's Platinum package.
- Flexible spending wallets for technology, health, and wellness needs.
- Competitive paid time off, paid public holidays, additional Away Days, and flexible holiday calendars.
- MultiSport card, Maven family healthcare support, Parentaly parental leave support, and Lyra mental well-being support.
- Learning and development programs, employee resource groups, financial well-being support through Northstar, and eligibility for creative tax benefits.
- Eligibility for equity rewards and an employee stock purchase plan.
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About Affirm
Affirm provides buy now, pay later installment financing at online and in-store checkout, along with a consumer app and virtual card, for shoppers and merchants. It monetizes through merchant fees and interest on select loans, with no late fees. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, Affirm is a public company listed on NASDAQ that powers payments for thousands of ecommerce retailers.