5+ years of experience in machine learning engineering or applied data science, with a strong track record of shipping models to production environments. Strong proficiency in Python and hands-on experience with tabular ML frameworks such as scikit-learn, XGBoost, and/or LightGBM. Demonstrated experience building recommendation systems, ranking models, click-through rate (CTR) prediction, conversion rate models, or similar predictive systems at scale. Experience building classification or anomaly detection models—ideally in fraud detection, traffic quality, conversion validation, or similar trust-and-safety domains. Experience with feature engineering, feature stores, and data pipelines using tools like Spark, Airflow, or dbt; familiarity with experiment tracking and model lifecycle management tools such as MLflow. Solid understanding of model evaluation methodology, experimentation design, and A/B testing with statistical rigor. Experience deploying and serving models in production via REST APIs, containerized services, or serverless architectures (AWS SageMaker, Lambda, ECS, or similar). Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS strongly preferred) and data warehouses (Redshift, Snowflake, or similar). Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business narratives, in both spoken and written English.