Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Embedded Insights

Plaid • San Francisco, CA

23h

About The Position

The Embedded Insights team supports Plaid’s mission to build a world-class suite of intelligence products. We identify the best opportunities to use machine learning in Plaid products, prove out those opportunities, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to turn them into real world production systems. As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will work across the full machine learning lifecycle, from early-stage experimentation and rapid prototyping to deploying and scaling production-ready models that achieve product-market fit. You will analyze large and complex datasets to identify high-impact opportunities for machine learning applications, develop proof-of-concept solutions to validate ideas, and collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to integrate models into customer-facing products. You will also partner with stakeholders before and after product launches to gather feedback, optimize models for specific use cases, and design scalable technical solutions that support broader customer adoption. Additionally, you will focus on maintaining and improving model health by developing new features, determining effective retraining strategies, and building monitoring frameworks with metrics, alerts, and dashboards to ensure long-term model performance and reliability.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in machine learning, including deploying machine learning models into real-world, customer facing systems
• High agency and creativity; experience identifying, defining, and proposing high impact machine learning opportunities
• Ability to analyze large and complex financial datasets to derive insights
• Advanced degree or equivalent work experience in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related field
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, and data visualization/analysis tool.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex technical systems and decision making

Responsibilities

• Opportunity to shape Plaid’s future as a company where intelligence products are a core value proposition
• Dive into one of the most unique datasets available in the industry and shape the strategy to leverage its value
• Work across many different areas and learn deeply about the entire Plaid product suite
• Build products that empower millions of people to achieve financial freedom and opportunity
• Work closely with customers to ensure products meet their needs and demonstrate true impact
• Join a high ownership team where the greenfield opportunity is extremely high

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior