Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Modeling), Support

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, BERT, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Keras software library, Large Language Models - LLMs, Machine learning techniques, Pandas, PyTorch, Snowflake, TensorFlow

Job Description

The Customer Support Experience team aims to create better-than-human Customer Support experiences by providing better than human chatbot automation, and providing our support advocates real-time intelligent assistance empowered by Gen AI models. Cash App holds people’s money, and building customers’ trust is absolutely essential to our brand. Our team builds this trust by getting customers the help they need quickly, respectfully, and automatically.

Machine Learning is at the heart of our customer support, and we are looking for a senior modeler to build high-quality support experiences.

You Will

• Build the Cashbot, Cash App’s customer support chatbot
• Understand customer inquiries to deliver the help they need
• Use smart tooling and recommendation systems for ML facilitated customer/support agent interactions
• Engineer repeatable, high-throughput modeling pipelines
• R&D on the next generation of chatbots using LLMs and AI

You Have

• 5+ years experience with applied Machine Learning or Deep Learning
• A graduate degree in Computer Science, AI, ML, Applied Math, Stats, Physics, or a related technical field
• Worked with Product, Design, and Engineering to prioritize, scope, design, and deploy ML models
• A track record of providing mentorship and technical leadership
• An appreciation for the connection between the software you build and the experience it delivers to customers

Technologies We Use and Teach

• Python (Pandas, sklearn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, keras, etc.)
• Snowflake and GCP
• Transformer models (BERT, LLMs, etc.)

We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.

We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we’re doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page.

Block will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances. Because the material duties of this role involve direct or indirect access to sensitive personal or financial data, a criminal background check is required following a contingent offer of employment.

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

To find a location’s zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.

Zone A:

$163,600—$245,400 USD

Zone B:

$155,400—$233,200 USD

Zone C:

$147,300—$220,900 USD

Zone D:

$139,000—$208,600 USD

Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Check out benefits at Block.

Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.