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The Credit and Lending team is responsible for the predictive intelligence that underpins Block's primary capital-intensive products. These products unlock unique access to credit for our customers, many of whom are otherwise underbanked and underserved by the traditional financial system. As a Machine Learning Engineer within Square Financial Services (SFS), you will occupy a high-leverage role at the intersection of regulated banking and advanced autonomous systems. This position requires full-stack ownership of the credit engine, from the curation of novel data signals to the implementation of the decisioning logic that drives Block's top-line growth. Our credit products are material drivers of the company's profitability and are frequently highlighted in executive reviews and quarterly earnings reports. We are seeking a scientifically-minded contributor capable of delivering extraordinary individual leverage to expand our underwriting capabilities into previously untapped segments through pragmatic policy evolution and advanced modeling techniques.
Job Responsibility:
Apply a rigorous scientific mindset to the challenge of underwriting new customer segments
Lead complex ML Operations and Infrastructure initiatives
Design and implement the full credit modeling stack
Use data science techniques to leverage new data sources for modeling
Identify and execute material improvements to credit policy
Support team members in ad-hoc and scheduled updates to existing models
Operate effectively within the framework of a regulated bank
Requirements:
Minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree
or 6 years and a Master's degree
or a PhD with 3 years experience, with a focus on developing and deploying machine learning and statistical models in production environments
A degree in a technical field (e.g., Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or Engineering)
Strong quantitative intuition and data visualization skills
Full-stack proficiency preferred
The versatility to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences
A pragmatic approach to problem-solving
Nice to have:
Experience with tree-based models and gradient boosting