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India
Remote only
Oportun (Nasdaq: OPRT) is a mission-driven financial services company that puts its members' financial goals within reach. With intelligent borrowing, savings, and budgeting capabilities, Oportun empowers members with the confidence to build a better financial future. Since inception, Oportun has provided more than $22.7 billion in responsible and affordable credit, saved its members more than $2.5 billion in interest and fees, and helped its members set aside an average of more than $1,800 annually.
While the title is Senior ML Engineer, this opportunity is specifically focused on ML Platform Engineering rather than ML model development or data science.
We're looking for engineers with strong software engineering fundamentals and hands-on experience building, scaling, and operating the platforms and infrastructure that enable machine learning in production. The emphasis is on ML infrastructure, MLOps, model serving, platform reliability, and production engineering, rather than primarily developing, training, or fine-tuning ML models.
We’re excited to consider talent currently based in India, as well as candidates who are open to relocating to India for this opportunity. Please note that, as this is a "Remote–India" position, the role must be performed from within India.
The Machine Learning Platform team builds the software foundations that enable data scientists and machine learning engineers to develop, validate, deploy, and operate models safely and efficiently in production. In this role, you’ll lead complex platform work from business context through production outcomes, combining hands-on engineering, architectural judgment, production ownership, and mentorship. In your first year, success means leading meaningful platform initiatives, improving reliability and developer experience, and becoming a trusted technical leader for the ML platform.
Your day-to-day
The right fit looks like this
You do not need detailed implementation direction to be effective. Given an ambiguous problem and sufficient context, you can define the technical approach, explain trade-offs, align stakeholders, lead delivery, and own the outcome after launch.
You’re comfortable navigating complexity and don’t wait for perfect information to move forward. You communicate clearly, give direct feedback, mentor others, and connect engineering work to member, business, and operational outcomes.
Skills & experience
Nice to Have
We build with AI. We lead with judgment.
AI isn't a feature here. It's how we work.
We're excited about what AI makes possible, and we're looking for people who share that curiosity. You don't need to be an expert. You need to be open to experimenting, willing to learn, and able to apply new tools in ways that actually move the needle.
In this role, you'll be encouraged to explore AI tools, find practical use cases for your function, and bring ideas for working smarter. We believe the best outcomes come when human judgment and AI capability work together.
What's in it for you
Oportun offers a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to support your physical, financial, and professional well-being. Benefits vary by country of employment.
Some of the benefits available to eligible employees include:
India Benefits:
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
Provident Fund
Life & Accident Insurance
Internet, Fuel, Meal & Telephone Allowances
Eligibility and plan details vary by location and employment status. To learn more about Oportun and our benefits, visit oportun.com/careers #LI-REMOTE #LI-SS1
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