✦ Luna Orbit — AI & Machine Learning

PhD Machine Learning Engineer, New Grad

at Stripe

📍 San Francisco, New York City, Seattle Onsite Posted March 03, 2026
Type Not Specified
Experience entry
Exp. Years N/A
Education Pursuing PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a closely related field, expected graduation winter 2025 or spring/summer 2026
Category AI & Machine Learning

This position targets recent PhD graduates to develop and deploy foundational machine learning models at Stripe, focusing on AI and data science in a fintech environment.

  • Develop ML models
  • Deploy foundation models
  • Collaborate with teams
  • Research ML advancements
  • Support product innovation

The role involves working with Python, Scala, Spark, and ML frameworks to build scalable AI models, emphasizing foundation models, reinforcement learning, and data science techniques.

The ideal candidate is a recent PhD graduate or soon-to-be graduate in Computer Science or Machine Learning, with strong programming skills in Python, Scala, and Spark, and experience with foundational ML models like Large Language Models and Reinforcement Learning. They should have research publications and a collaborative mindset.

Deep understanding of computer sciencePursuit of a PhD in Computer ScienceMachine Learningor related fieldProgramming experienceMachine learning experienceFamiliarity with PythonScalaSparkKnowledge of supervised and unsupervised learningExperience with ML models and operationsAbility to work on collaborative projectsProactive learning approachIntent to return to degree program
Experience with Large Language ModelsExperience with Reinforcement LearningResearch publicationsTwo years of university education or equivalent
PandasNumPyScikit-learnSpark
Machine LearningDeep LearningLarge Language ModelsReinforcement LearningPythonScalaSparkPandasNumPyScikit-learn
PythonPython (programming language)ScalaSparkPandasNumPyScikit-learnLarge Language ModelsReinforcement LearningMachine LearningSupervised LearningUnsupervised LearningML operations
communicationcollaborativeproblem-solvinglearning agilityindependent thinking
Industry Fintech
Job Function Develop and implement machine learning models for financial services
Machine LearningDeep LearningLarge Language ModelsReinforcement LearningML operationsPythonScalaSparkPandasNumPyScikit-learnAIArtificial IntelligenceData ScienceFoundation ModelsNew Grad

Not pursuing a PhD or not expected to graduate winter 2025 or spring/summer 2026, Lack of programming experience in Python, Scala, Spark, No experience with ML models or operations, Unwillingness to work on collaborative projects

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