ML Engineer

October 21, 2026

Hybrid

Middle

Manila, Philippines

Description

The role owns machine learning models across credit scoring, collections, antifraud and sales for a Southeast Asian banking and lending platform. Models go from EDA and feature generation to production deployment and ongoing monitoring, with direct impact on business metrics. The team works hybrid-first with an office in Bonifacio Global City, Manila, and offers relocation and family support.

Responsibilities

Build and ship ML models across credit scoring, collection, antifraud and sales
Work directly with Collection, Product and other cross-functional teams to find where a better model moves the business
Take models from idea to production and keep monitoring and improving them as real data comes in
Own the end-to-end model lifecycle: EDA, feature generation, hypothesis testing, deployment and monitoring
Evaluate model performance against business impact and iterate based on findings
Explore and integrate internal and external data sources to surface additional predictive signals
Build models that are scalable, observable and maintainable in production systems

Requirements

2+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or Data Scientist, ideally in fintech or fast-paced product environments
Solid foundation in classical ML techniques and gradient boosting libraries (XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost)
Fluent with Pandas, Scikit-learn, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn and Statsmodels
Strong Python and SQL, with experience using version control
A strong sense of ownership and accountability
Experience with graph neural networks or transformer models would be a plus

Conditions

Hybrid-first work environment
Company-provided tools and equipment
Office in Bonifacio Global City, Manila
Medical insurance support for the employee and family through co-funding or reimbursement
Access to an internal mental health support specialist
22 vacation days, Philippine public holidays and 15 sick days
105 days of paid maternity leave and up to 14 days of paid paternity leave for employees relocating to Manila
Relocation support including flights, two weeks of accommodation, visas, paperwork and logistics
Reimbursement of eligible pet relocation expenses
USD 2,500 per year for flights home
Baby and family stipends of USD 1,000 per month per child under two and USD 500 per month per child aged two to 18
Internal expert meetups, external conferences, speaking opportunities and industry publications
Company-sponsored trips to Manila to meet and work with the team in person
Regular team offsites, sports activities and team events
A dedicated beach house week in Southeast Asia for high-performing teams