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Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Mercury ·
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📍 US 🌐 Remote/hybrid 💰 $200K–$250K Senior 7+ yrs
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Senior ML engineer at Mercury (fintech) building ML and Gen AI microservices for risk onboarding and fraud prevention. Focus on designing, deploying, and operating production ML systems with full-stack ownership.

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Job description

Before 1965, it was extremely difficult and time-consuming to analyze complicated signals, like radio or images.  You could solve it, but you had to throw a ton of compute at it.  That all changed with the invention of the Fast Fourier transform, which could efficiently break that signal down into the frequencies that are a part of it.  The Risk Onboarding team is working on efficiently reviewing customers’ applications without compromising on quality.  We are the front line of defense for preventing money laundering and financial crimes, building systems to verify that someone is who they say they are and that we are allowed to do business with them.

At Mercury, we are committed to crafting an exceptional banking* experience for startups. Our team is passionately focused on ensuring our products create a safe environment that meets the needs of our customers, administrators, and regulators.

*Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC.

As part of this role, you will:

The ideal candidate for the role has:

The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options/RSUs), and benefits. Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.

Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:

Mercury values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Mercury are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.

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