5 hours ago
Base Salary
$229k - $315k/yr
Responsibilities
- Research and prototype advanced approaches across graph machine learning, sequential modeling, and multimodal learning for fraud detection.
- Own and execute a research roadmap that turns innovative ideas and prototypes into production solutions with measurable product and customer impact.
- Design rigorous experiments and evaluation methodologies reflecting real-world fraud dynamics.
- Partner with Machine Learning Engineers and cross-functional teams to translate research into production-ready systems.
- Publish and communicate applied research findings internally and externally.
Requirements
- PhD in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related field is strongly preferred.
- Candidates without a PhD may qualify through equivalent research experience, including significant publications, patents, or widely adopted research contributions.
- At least 2–4+ years of relevant industry or research lab experience, ideally post-PhD, with demonstrated research leadership and measurable product or business impact.
- Strong scientific rigor and written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong proficiency in Python and experience building high-quality research prototypes that can transition into production systems.
- Experience in fraud detection, security, risk, abuse prevention, large-scale training, graph systems, or sequential modeling is preferred.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.
- Additional equity and/or commission may be provided depending on the position offered.
Tech Stack
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About Plaid
Plaid builds APIs and SDKs that let developers and financial institutions connect consumer bank and investment accounts, verify ownership, retrieve transactions, assess income/liabilities, fight fraud, and move money (e.g., ACH/transfer). It sells usage-based access to products like Link, Auth, Transactions, Identity, Income, Liabilities, and Payments. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, Plaid’s network spans 12,000+ financial institutions across the US, Canada, the UK, and Europe, with customers including Venmo, SoFi, and Betterment.