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Machine Learning Engineer

Location
New York, NY (HQ)
Compensation
Not disclosed
Level
senior
Type
full time

Posted by employer 2 weeks ago

First seen on Joblaze 4 months ago

Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago

Requirements

Experience
5+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree

Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, work arrangement, visa sponsorship.

Benefits

401k Match Flexible PTO Health Insurance Relocation Assistance Parental Leave

Joblaze summary

In the role of Senior Applied Scientist at Ramp, the individual will focus on designing and optimizing machine learning models that enhance credit risk decision-making and portfolio management. Proficiency in Python and SQL, along with a strong foundation in statistics and machine learning, is essential for success in this position. This role is ideal for experienced professionals with a background in applied science or machine learning, particularly those who thrive in fast-paced startup environments. Ramp emphasizes a collaborative approach, working closely with various teams to translate complex problems into actionable insights.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed about 4 months ago — first seen on Joblaze May 13, 2026. Last confirmed on Ramp's careers page October 7, 2026.
  • Python appears in 53% of 538 comparable senior ai/ml roles in United States; Optimization appears in 0.4% of 538 comparable senior ai/ml roles in United States.

Quick facts

How much experience is required?
At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Machine Learning Engineer role.
What's the tech stack?
Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Economics, Machine Learning, Numpy, Optimization, PyTorch, Python.
What seniority level is this role?
Ramp targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Machine Learning Engineer role at Ramp.

From the original posting

The problems are high-stakes, data-dense, and unforgiving.

About the Role

We’re seeking someone to lead the future of fraud machine learning at Ramp. In this role, you will help build core machine learning models, design data architectures, and set strategic roadmaps to help Ramp mitigate fraud-related threats while minimizing the friction experience by legitimate users. You will partner closely with product and engineering counterparts across model design, implementation, execution, and analysis.

What You’ll Do

  • Employ statistical and machine learning techniques on large datasets to discover patterns of fraud, platform abuse, and identity theft

  • Prototype and productionize machine learning models and rules-based systems to protect Ramp and its users from fraud

  • Partner closely with Fraud Engineering and Data Platform teams to augment and leverage data across first and third party sources, ensuring we’ve added as much context as possible to every decision we make

  • Contribute to the culture of Ramp’s machine learning team by influencing processes, tools, and systems that will allow us to make better decisions in a scalable way

What You Need

  • Bachelor’s degree or above in Math, Economics, Physics, Computer Science, or other quantitative fields

  • A minimum of 5 years of industry experience as a Machine Learning Engineer, Applied Scientist or Data Scientist

  • Strong python experience (numpy, pandas, sklearn, pytorch etc.) across ML techniques and backend engineering

  • Prior experience deploying Machine Learning models to production and making meaningful contribution to backend systems

  • Strong knowledge of SQL (Snowflake, Postgres, etc.)

  • Fluency with agentic (AI) tools for software development and data analysis

  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly improving, start-up environment that focuses on solving problems with iterative technical solutions

Nice-to-Haves

  • PhD in Math, Economics, Physics, Computer Science, or other quantitative fields

  • Context on Fraud and/or Identity Threat detection systems

  • Experience at a high-growth startup

  • Experience with the modern data stack ( Snowflake / Hex / dbt / RisingWave / etc )

  • Strong perspective on data science + ML engineering development cycle, especially in a post-AI setting

  • Experience developing LLM-backed systems or tools

  • Flexible PTO

  • Centralized home-office equipment ordering

  • Health and wellness stipend

  • Budget for intra-office travel

  • Weekly coffee stipend

United States

  • 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you, with partial coverage for dependents

  • One Medical annual membership

  • Fertility HRA (up to $10,000 per year)

  • Pet insurance

  • In-office perks: lunch, snacks, drinks, and more

Canada

  • Group medical, dental, and vision coverage through Sun Life

  • Life, AD&D, and disability coverage

  • Fertility drug coverage (up to $4,000 lifetime)

United Kingdom

  • Private medical insurance through Freedom Elite

 
 
 

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