Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Job Description
At Remitly, we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access, move, and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011, we've tirelessly delivered on our promise to customers sending money globally, providing secure, simple, and reliable ways to manage their money, ensuring true peace of mind. Whether it's supporting loved ones back home, growing a business across continents, or pursuing new opportunities abroad, we're not just here to move money— we're here to move our global customers forward.

We're looking for builders, reimaginers, and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology, trust, and transformation. If that's you and you're ready to do the most meaningful work of your career—we invite you to join over 2,800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.

The team in Israel pushes forward and aims for the stars, an energy that has defined us since our early startup days. We hire people who are passionate about building meaningful products and making a real impact on people's lives. We invest in promoting our employees' careers by providing opportunities, challenges, and a great flexible work environment.

About The Role
We're looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to design and build scalable ML models that power critical business decisions. You will focus on building ML expertise from experimentation to production in one or more areas that improve the company's overall ML strategy. This role is based in Tel Aviv and involves collaboration across global teams, requiring strong communication and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy end-to-end machine learning solutions from research to production by leveraging advanced algorithms and mathematical techniques to deliver highly predictive models in the fintech space.
• Design and run experiments to evaluate new data sources and continuously improve the performance of existing models.
• Implement, maintain, and monitor production models using Remitly's machine learning platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and long-term performance.
• Evaluate model effectiveness both offline and in live environments, with a focus on real-world impact and business relevance.
• Act as a technical leader, mentoring teammates, guiding design decisions, and collaborating with global cross-functional partners to drive ML initiatives forward.

Requirements

• MSc/Ph.D. in Statistics, computer science, data science or a related field
• 5+ years of experience of exploring, building and deploying ML and data systems in production
• Strong programming skills in Python focusing on ML frameworks such as Sklearn, XGBoost or TensorFlow
• Experience with distributed and stream processing, Cloud ML infrastructure and feature store tools
• Expertise in supervised and unsupervised machine learning models (e.g., classification, anomaly detection or clustering)
• Experience writing code in Agile, CI/CD-based production environments
• Proficient in communicating technical and research ideas and collaborating effectively across teams and organizational stakeholders
• Experience in Fintech solutions is a big advantage

*Our Connected Work Culture: Driving Innovation, Together*
At Remitly, we believe that true innovation sparks when we come together. Our Connected Work Culture fosters dynamic in-person collaboration, where ideas ignite and challenging problems find solutions faster. Our work setup offers 3 days in the office and 2 days remote - for most roles. Managers also have the flexibility to set higher expectations based on their team's specific needs. Of course, if you miss us, you can come to the office every day.

Our connected work culture is vital for deepening relationships, fueling creativity, and ensuring your impact is felt where it matters most.

*Remitly is an E-Verify Employer*
At Remitly, we are dedicated to ensuring that our workplace offers equal employment opportunities to all employees and candidates, in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.