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Senior Machine Learning Engineer

The Tech Recruiters
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 6/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/16/2026

We are actively searching for a Machine Learning Engineer to join our team on a permanent basis. This is a 0 to 1 role where you will help build the intelligence layer that powers our FinTech platform. You will be responsible for building analytical systems and models from our large-scale transaction and behavioral data.



Your Rhythm:

  • Establish the foundation for data and machine learning practices across the company
  • Build and evolve machine learning models and analytical systems that support platform decisioning and product intelligence
  • Define, own, and evolve core metrics across platform health, performance, and risk
  • Partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Operations to turn open-ended problems into real systems
  • Build internal workflows and tooling that support operational and product team


Your Vibe:

  • 5 years of experience in machine learning, applied data science, or production ML roles
  • Strong foundation in machine learning, statistics, and analytical problem solving
  • Experience building models or data-driven systems that operate in real products
  • Comfort working with ambiguous problems and creating structure where none exists
  • Experience building decisioning, optimization, fraud, risk, or other payments systems
  • Strong software development skills in Python or C
  • Proficiency working with major deep learning frameworks: PyTorch or TensorFlow
  • Ability to work onsite 4 days a week

Salary : $200,000 - $225,000

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