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Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Co-op)

Bree· Engineering
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Hybrid (Toronto, Ontario, CA)CA$50/hr - CA$70/hrInternPosted 1mo ago

About the role

8-month machine learning co-op role at Bree, focusing on data preparation, model training/evaluation, and production-oriented ML workflows within credit risk, fraud detection, and customer experience domains.

Responsibilities

  • Help prepare, explore, and validate data used in models and analytical workflows.
  • Support training and evaluation of models used for areas such as credit risk, fraud detection, and customer experience.
  • Build scripts, tools, and tests that make experimentation and model evaluation more repeatable.
  • Learn how model performance is monitored in production, including data quality, drift, and operational reliability.
  • Explore new approaches with mentorship, then clearly document results, tradeoffs, and next steps.

Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled in a Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Data Science, or related post-secondary programme, and available for the full 8-month term.
  • Strong Python foundations, plus experience working with data through coursework or projects. Familiarity with SQL, pandas, or similar tools is helpful.
  • Foundational knowledge of statistics and machine learning concepts, with coursework, research, personal projects, or competitions you can discuss.
  • Interest in tools such as PyTorch, LightGBM, or modern LLM workflows. Production ML experience is not required.
  • Curiosity, rigour, and strong communication.

Skills

Required:PythonData manipulation (SQL, pandas)Statistics & ML conceptsCommunication & collaboration
Nice to have:PyTorch / LightGBM / LLM workflows

Benefits

  • Compensation: $50-$70/hour CAD, based on experience and interview performance
  • Offer Matching: We're open to matching competing offers
  • Perks: $250 monthly lunch stipend, $150 monthly transportation stipend to help with commuting to the office, in-office amenities
  • Impact: Work on real production features, with mentorship and review from experienced engineers.
  • Growth: Regular mentorship, feedback, and opportunities to learn from engineers across the team.
  • Path to Full-Time: Opportunity for new grad full-time employment offer
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Chime for Canada, starting with cash advances

Bree is building a challenger bank for the 11 million Canadians living paycheck to paycheck, starting with interest-free cash advances. We make money through tips and an optional, same-day express fee. By solving our customers' most urgent problem—illiquidity between paychecks —our cash advance business is a cheap, but profitable and repeatable hook that builds distribution for a broader challenger bank. This represents a $9 billion revenue opportunity in Canada.

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