Machine Learning Engineer - Sr. Consultant level

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose - to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

Visa Technology & Operations LLC, a Visa Inc. company, needs a Machine Learning Engineer - Sr. Consultant level (multiple openings) in Austin, TX to :

• Develop and maintain critical risk and fraud-detection applications and services, including idea generation, architecture, design, development, and testing.
• Design, implement, and manage machine learning-based security solutions to prevent customer attacks, ensuring continuous performance monitoring and issue mitigation.
• Continuously iterate on machine learning models to enhance precision and recall, optimizing them to meet performance criteria in terms of accuracy and latency.
• Lead the end-to-end development process to deliver high-quality solutions that meet specifications, align with the architectural vision, and adhere to all applicable standards, covering all phases of solution development.
• Collaborate with project team members to develop and implement new data-driven AI / ML-based business solutions, working with senior technical staff and Project Managers to identify, document, plan, track, and manage risks and issues.
• Establish data governance and data management frameworks to efficiently organize and operationalize machine learning pipelines.
• Construct ETL pipelines using technologies like Spark, Python, HIVE, or Scala to process transaction and account-level data and standardize data fields from diverse sources.
• Experiment with and develop custom algorithms using state-of-the-art techniques for modeling and scoring, leveraging machine learning, data mining, and statistical methodologies.
• Communicate status, issues, and risks in a detailed and timely manner to relevant stakeholders.
• Present technical solutions in business terms to non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to junior team members to enhance their technical skills and professional development.
• Drive the development effort end-to-end, collaborating closely with senior technical staff and Project Managers to ensure successful project delivery.
• Position reports to the Austin, Texas office and may allow for partial telecommuting.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications :

Machine learning;

Additional Information

Worksite : Austin, Texas

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership / site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Travel Requirements : This position does not require travel.

Mental / Physical Requirements : This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY : The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $157,100.00 to $251,500.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA / HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.