Staff Machine Learning Engineer

THE TEAM:

• Join Kraken’s Data org and own the Machine Learning platforms and systems used across the company.
• The team operates at company-wide scope, enabling multiple product and engineering teams to build, deploy, and operate ML models reliably in production.
• Engineers on the team are expected to operate with high autonomy, handle broad problem spaces, and drive technical clarity in ambiguous environments.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

• Drive the design and delivery of complex, high-impact ML systems for use cases such as fraud, risk, personalization, and recommendations.
• Partner with senior engineering, product, and data leaders to identify where ML can unlock step-change improvements in scalability and efficiency.
• Evaluate emerging ML and GenAI technologies and lead their adoption when they provide durable platform-level value.

SKILLS YOU SHOULD HODL:

• 10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale production Machine Learning systems.
• Proven track record of owning ML platforms or infrastructure used by multiple teams or products.
• Strong system design skills, with experience making long-term architectural tradeoffs in complex environments.