Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, aiming to increase the GDP of the internet. They are seeking a new graduate PhD machine learning engineer to develop and deploy large-scale machine learning systems that drive significant business value across various domains.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deploy large-scale machine learning systems that drive significant business value across various domains
- Engage in the end-to-end process of designing, training, improving, and launching machine learning models
- Write production-scale ML models that will be deployed to help Stripe enable economic infrastructure access for a diverse range of businesses globally
- Collaborate across teams to incorporate feedback and proactively seek solutions to challenges
- Rapidly learn new technologies and approaches, demonstrating a strong ability to ask insightful questions and communicate the status of your work effectively
Skills
- A deep understanding of computer science, obtained through the pursuit of a PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a closely related field, with the expectation of graduating in winter 2025 or spring/summer 2026
- Practical experience with programming and machine learning, evidenced by projects, classwork, or research
- Familiarity with languages such as Python, Scala, Spark and libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, and Scikit-learn
- Expertise in areas of machine learning such as supervised and unsupervised learning techniques, ML operations, and possibly experience in Large Language Models or Reinforcement Learning
- Demonstrated ability to work on collaborative projects, with experience in receiving and applying feedback from various stakeholders
- A proactive approach to learning unfamiliar systems and a demonstrated ability to understand complex systems independently
- Two years of university education or equivalent experience, with in-depth knowledge in specific domains of machine learning
- Published and presented peer-reviewed articles in top-tier venues
- Experience in writing high-quality pull requests, maintaining good test coverage, and completing projects with minimal defects
- Familiarity with navigating new codebases and managing work across different programming languages
- Excellent written communication skills to clearly articulate your work to both team members and wider Stripe audiences
Benefits
- Equity
- Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
- 401(k) plan
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Wellness stipends
Company Overview
Stripe enables businesses to accept payments, manage billing, and embed financial services into digital platforms. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://stripe.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Stripe has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 40 in 2026, 272 in 2025, 283 in 2024, 141 in 2023, 379 in 2022, 276 in 2021, 111 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.