Machine Learning Engineer Job at Kora – Payments & Fintech Infrastructure
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Job Description
As part of our ML team, you will design, build, and deploy models that directly impact merchant-facing intelligence. This includes forecasting, anomaly detection, segmentation, automation, and product-layer ML.
You’ll work with high ownership, building practical systems that matter in real-world payments, a context most ML engineers rarely experience.
What You’ll Work On
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Design and ship per-merchant payment volume forecasting systems (time-series decomposition, Africa-specific event calendars, quantile regression).
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Build and maintain fraud/anomaly detection across the payment stack with tiered alerting logic.
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Own dynamic merchant segmentation systems (rule-based + data-driven hybrid).
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Instrument and monitor deployed models (drift detection, retraining triggers, evaluation pipelines via Vertex AI).
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Build automation tooling alongside ML pipelines (Airflow DAGs, pipeline scaffolding).
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Contribute to product and strategic decision-making.
Our Tech Stack
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Apache Spark & Airflow
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Google Vertex AI
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Python
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SQL
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GCS / BigQuery
Requirements
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3+ years as an ML engineer in production environments.
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Strong Python skills and comfort with Spark for large-scale data processing.
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Experience with time-series modeling (forecasting, anomaly detection).
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Solid grasp of the ML lifecycle.
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Ability to design for batch infrastructure.
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High ownership mentality and proactive problem-solving.
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Ability to identify gaps in data-driven business processes.
Strong Plus:
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Familiarity with Vertex AI (custom training jobs, pipelines, monitoring).
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Experience in payments, fintech, or domains with real-world operational constraints.
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Exposure to African market dynamics.
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Experience with automation/workflow tooling (e.g., n8n).
What We Value in ML Engineers
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Clear reasoning behind design decisions.
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Systems that are maintainable and understandable.
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Honesty about model limitations in production.
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Closing the loop between model outputs and business outcomes.
Benefits
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Health insurance
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Sponsored and tailored training
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Paid parental leave & time-off
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Flexible work style
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Low-interest loans
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Group Life Insurance
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Up to four therapy sessions monthly
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Birthday day-off 🎂 🎉
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Employee interest groups & supportive communities
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Collaborative company culture
Equal Opportunity Employer
Kora is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, experience, and business needs. We strongly encourage applications from underrepresented communities.
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