Machine Learning Engineer

Job Title: Machine Learning Engineer I

Reports to: AI Team Lead

Job Location: Seattle WA, Bellevue Area

Job Status: Exempt

About SHEIN

SHEIN is a global online fashion and lifestyle retailer, offering SHEIN branded apparel and products from global network of vendors, all at affordable prices. Headquartered in Singapore, SHEIN remains committed to making the beauty of fashion accessible to all, promoting its industry-leading, on demand production methodology, for a smarter, future-ready industry. Founded in 2012, SHEIN has more than 16,000 employees operating from offices around the world, and continues to expand operations globally. Join SHEIN and be the future!

Position Summary

We're seeking a full-time Machine Learning Engineer (actual title Machine Learning Engineer I) for our Seattle WA, based corporate office. Shein Technology is looking for a Machine Learning Engineer with a solid engineering background to enhance our fraud capabilities. This role focuses on the practical application of machine learning techniques in developing and optimizing models that protect against fraud, and it prioritizes the protection of sensitive data of US Customers. You are expected to spend most of the time to work on fraud detection by translating ideas into practical solutions.

This role is an exciting opportunity to work with global partners, including those in the APAC region, to bring innovative technologies to life. As an international company, Shein values flexibility, and this position requires adaptable working hours to support cross-border collaboration. We seek individuals who thrive in a dynamic environment and embrace the challenges and rewards of international teamwork.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance machine learning models to fulfill business goals including fraud prevention, malicious login or identity thefts.
• Develop key metrics to track online performance and collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, business, user experience and product teams to achieve business goals.
• Improve the machine learning infrastructure and pipeline, data table and deployment processes
• Participate in the full development cycle: design, development, deployment, experiment and analysis
• Explore the applications of Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and LLM agents in anti-fraud projects.

Job Requirements

• A master’s degree or above in Data Science, Computer Science or related fields.
• Ability to write production-level code for data science or machine learning projects, and experience in delivering related products.
• 1 years of hands-on experience in data engineering or machine learning.
• Development and ideally production experience with xgboost, lightGBM, other traditional machine learning models and deep learning models.
• Experience with SQL and at least one cloud platform (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Nice to have

• Experience in e-commerce companies in fraud / risk control functions.
• 3 years of industry experience in data engineering or machine learning.
• Experience collaborating with product, operations and engineering teams.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with stakeholders or end customers.
• Experience with Hive, Dolphin Scheduler and Kafka.
• Mandarin proficiency and strong communication skills are strongly preferred for cross-border collaboration.
• Proficiency in Python (sklearn, pyspark etc.) is required while programming languages such as C
• Experience in launching production system from ground up.

Pay

$135,600.00 min. - $235,300.00 max annually. Bonus & RSU offered.

Benefits and Perks

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
• Health Savings Account with Employer Funding
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent care)
• Company-Paid Basic Life/AD&D insurance
• Company-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Benefit Offerings (Voluntary Life/AD&D, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, and Accident)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Business Travel Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Savings Plan with discretionary company match and access to a financial advisor
• Vacation, paid holidays, floating holiday and sick days
• Employee discounts
• Free weekly catered lunch
• Dog-friendly office (available at select locations)
• Free gym access (available at select locations)
• Free swag giveaways
• Annual Holiday Party
• Invitations to pop-ups and other company events
• Complimentary daily office snacks and beverages

SHEIN Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workplace environment.