ML Engineer (f/m/d)

About the role

Taktile is building the world's leading software platform for running critical and highly-automated decisions. Our customers use our product to catch fraudsters, prevent money laundering, and expand access to credit for small businesses, among many other use cases. Taktile is already making millions of such decisions across the globe every day.

We do this through a powerful suite of tools that combine ML/AI with heuristics and logic, flexible data integrations, and an overlay of data analytics. We see a high degree of usability as a key differentiator and have been investing in a world-class UI/UX from day one. To help us deliver our vision, we are seeking talented and experienced ML Engineer.

At Taktile, trustworthy AI & Machine Learning are core components of our value proposition. As ML Engineer, you will use the latest advancements in AI & Machine Learning to deliver custom AI solutions for our global enterprise customers in Banking & FinTech. You’ll collaborate closely with customers, product- and engineering teams to ensure we’re leveraging our core platform and custom AI solutions in the best possible way to address real-world challenges. Your work will impact millions of business-critical decisions every day.

If you are passionate about building custom AI products in production, thrive in a collaborative environment, and are eager to make a tangible impact on financial services at a global scale, this role is tailor-made for you.

ABOUT YOU

• You have a background in statistics & machine learning

• You have a strong backend programming skill set (Python, RESTful APIs, Databases, AWS Services)

• You have experience building & running scalable services in the cloud

• You’re a creative problem solver with a bias for action, eager to learn and deliver robust solutions fast

• You thrive in a customer-facing role where you solve complex technical challenges while engaging closely with internal and external stakeholders to drive value.

What You'll Do

• Use the latest advancements in AI & Machine Learning to automate complex workflows for the world’s leading FinTechs

• Make a big impact by building apps & services that power millions of business-critical decisions each day.

• Work hand-in-hand with our customers all the way from idea to production

• Work closely with our product teams to develop and refine AI modules in our core platform

Ideal, But Not Required

You’ve had exposure to the financial services industry before and you’re excited to solve some of the industries most pressing problems with AI (fraud, money laundering, etc.)

Our Offer

• Work with colleagues that lift you up, challenge you, celebrate you and help you grow. We come from many different backgrounds, but what we have in common is the desire to operate at the very top of our fields. If you are similarly capable, caring, and driven, you'll find yourself at home here

• Make an impact and shape the new data science function at a high-growth FinTech company

• Experience a flat hierarchy and communicate directly with founding team members. Having an opinion and voicing your ideas is not only welcome but encouraged, especially when they challenge the status quo

• Learn from experienced mentors and achieve tremendous personal and professional growth. Get to know and leverage our network of leading tech investors and advisors around the globe including the founders of Looker, Datadog, GitHub, and UiPath

• Enjoy bi-annual offsites where the entire company co-locates to collaborate in person

• Receive a top-of-market equity and cash compensation package as well as access to a self-development budget that you can use to attend conferences, buy books or take classes

• Work at our prime office locations in Berlin for two days per week or more

Our Stance

• We're eager to meet talented and driven candidates regardless of whether they tick all the boxes. We're looking for someone who will add to our culture, not just fit within it. We strongly encourage individuals from groups traditionally underestimated and underrepresented in tech to apply

• We seek to actively recognize and combat racism, sexism, ableism and ageism. We embrace and support all gender identities and expressions, and celebrate love in its many forms. We won't inquire about how you identify or if you've experienced discrimination, but if you want to tell your story, we are all ears

About us

Taktile is building the world's leading software platform for running critical and highly-automated decisions. Our customers use our product to catch fraudsters, prevent money laundering, and expand access to credit for small businesses, among many other use cases. Taktile is already making millions of such decisions across the globe every day.

Taktile is based in Berlin, London and New York City. It was founded by machine learning and data science veterans with extensive experience building and running production ML in financial services. Our team consists of engineers, entrepreneurs, and researchers with a diverse set of backgrounds. Some of us attended top universities such as Harvard, Oxford, and Stanford and some of us have no degree at all. We have accumulated extensive work experience at leading tech companies, startups, and the enterprise software sphere. 

Our backers include Y Combinator, Index Ventures, and stellar angels such as the founders of Looker, GitHub, Mulesoft, Datadog and UiPath.