Explore Senior Machine Learning Engineer opportunities at companies building intelligent products and data-driven systems. These experienced professionals design, develop, and deploy machine learning solutions, turning research and business needs into reliable applications. Ladders features vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more, helping you find roles aligned with your skills and career goals.
Senior Machine Learning Engineers typically own substantial parts of the machine learning lifecycle, from defining problems and preparing data to training models, deploying services, and monitoring performance. They collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, product teams, and business stakeholders to deliver solutions that are accurate, scalable, maintainable, and useful.
Employers often seek strong programming skills, especially in Python, along with experience in machine learning frameworks, statistical methods, and software engineering practices. Familiarity with cloud platforms, distributed computing, MLOps, model evaluation, and production deployment can be valuable. Senior roles may also call for technical leadership, mentoring, and the ability to explain complex findings to cross-functional teams.
Senior Machine Learning Engineers work across industries such as technology, finance, healthcare, retail, and logistics. Depending on the organization, the role may focus on generative AI, recommendation systems, search, computer vision, natural language processing, forecasting, or fraud detection. Experienced engineers can grow into staff or principal engineering roles, technical management, or specialized AI leadership positions.
Search Senior Machine Learning Engineer jobs on Ladders to discover vetted professional opportunities with salaries of $100,000 or more. Compare roles by responsibilities, required expertise, and growth potential, then identify openings that match your experience in building and operating machine learning systems.
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Applied Intelligence
$220K - $292K *
Shape the future of maritime defense by designing and deploying AI solutions for factory operations. Leverage your expertise to transform inspection processes into efficient AI workflows, enhancing pr...
1 week ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
$100K - $145K *
Shape innovative machine learning solutions to meet business objectives. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience through scalable, secure models. Elevate machine learning pr...
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer
$160K - $250K *
Unlock your potential by driving innovative machine learning solutions. Collaborate with a dynamic team to design, deploy, and enhance state-of-the-art models, ensuring high performance and scalabilit...
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Senior machine learning engineer
$206K - $269K *
Drive innovation in machine learning as you develop intelligent systems for query understanding and search relevance, enhancing user experience across diverse platforms with advanced AI capabilities...
3 weeks ago
Senior machine learning engineer
$171K - $269K *
Elevate AI-powered search experiences by developing machine learning capabilities, enhancing query understanding, and delivering intelligent systems that adapt to user needs across diverse platforms a...
4 weeks ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Clinical Team)
$150K - $180K *
Innovate cutting-edge tissue segmentation and labeling models for ultrasound CT. Collaborate with clinical experts to enhance training pipelines and deliver accurate, real-time analysis services while...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Inference
$250K - $300K *
Join a team that's redefining inference systems by optimizing performance and scalability. Collaborate on cutting-edge projects, tackle complex challenges, and drive impactful solutions in a dynamic e...
4 days ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer-Field Engagement
$160K - $200K *
Empower customers by driving AI product adoption through hands-on engagement, technical support, and tailored solutions, ensuring successful deployments and lasting value from innovative AI systems...
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer-Field Engagement
$160K - $200K *
Champion customer success by leading technical engagements, building AI solutions, and driving value through hands-on support and collaboration. Leverage your expertise to enhance product adoption and...
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Senior Machine learning Engineer
$162K - $258K *
Drive the design and implementation of cutting-edge GenAI solutions, leading the development of LLM capabilities and ML pipelines to enhance insurance workflows and deliver impactful outcomes for cust...
5 days ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Benefits Personalization
$170K - $200K *
Drive the end-to-end lifecycle of data pipelines, collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement innovative solutions using cutting-edge technologies and methodologies, while ensuring high-qua...
1 week ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
$200K - $280K *
Pioneer innovative machine learning solutions for edge AI applications, focusing on audio processing. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize and deploy models on embedded platforms, drivi...
4 days ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
$140K - $228K *
Elevate your career as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, leading code optimization and integration efforts. Collaborate across teams to develop robust ML solutions and impact mission-critical deploy...
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer
$110K - $180K *
Accelerate your career by designing and implementing cutting-edge machine learning models for naval applications. Collaborate with diverse teams to deliver innovative AI solutions that enhance operati...
4 days ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
$276K *
Engineer innovative machine learning models to enhance product features, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure scalability and reliability. Drive AI initiatives and communicate insights...
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer
$206K - $269K *
Innovate and solve complex challenges by leveraging machine learning and AI. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance product capabilities and drive continuous improvement in a dynamic envir...
4 days ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
$206K - $269K *
Join a team that's dedicated to solving complex challenges through innovative machine learning solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional experts to design, develop, and optimize cutting-edge produc...
4 days ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
$150K - $180K *
Design and optimize evaluation systems for AI agents, enhancing performance and quality through innovative metrics and benchmarks. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure agents meet user ne...
1 week ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
$206K - $269K *
Transform the future of machine learning solutions, driving revenue and user engagement. Lead cross-functional teams to develop and deploy advanced forecasting algorithms, enhancing business decision...
4 weeks ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer I // II
$150K - $180K *
Champion innovation by taking ownership of high-impact ML projects, enhancing fraud detection systems. Collaborate across teams to translate requirements into cutting-edge ML solutions while fostering...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer I // II
$160K - $190K *
Elevate ML capabilities by owning the lifecycle of impactful ML projects, from experimentation to production. Collaborate across teams to drive innovations in fraud detection and enhance the robustnes...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer I // II
$140K - $190K *
Accelerate progress at the forefront of machine learning, leading high-impact projects that enhance fraud detection capabilities and ensure robust systems. Collaborate cross-functionally to translate...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
$207K - $244K *
Join a team that's redefining AI systems for background checks. As an ML Engineer, you'll design, deploy, and monitor production ML services that enhance accuracy and efficiency, collaborating closely...
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer
$176K - $207K *
Join a team that's building cutting-edge ML systems to enhance AI-driven background checks. You'll design, deploy, and monitor production services that improve accuracy and efficiency, collaborating c...
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Vector Bidding Science
$148K - $244K *
Drive the development of innovative bidding algorithms and systems, leveraging AI and large datasets to enhance marketplace performance and maximize advertiser returns in a dynamic, collaborative envi...
3 days ago
What does a Senior Machine Learning Engineer do?
A Senior Machine Learning Engineer builds and operates machine learning systems, including preparing data, developing and evaluating models, deploying them into production, and monitoring their performance. They often guide technical decisions and collaborate with product, data, and engineering teams.
What qualifications are commonly required for Senior Machine Learning Engineer jobs?
Requirements vary, but commonly include strong programming ability, machine learning and statistical knowledge, experience with production software, and familiarity with tools or frameworks used to train and deploy models. Senior positions may also require cloud, MLOps, system design, and mentorship experience.
What industries hire Senior Machine Learning Engineers?
Technology, finance, healthcare, retail, logistics, and many other sectors hire Senior Machine Learning Engineers to develop applications such as recommendations, fraud detection, forecasting, language technologies, and computer vision.
How can I find Senior Machine Learning Engineer jobs paying $100,000 or more?
Use Ladders to explore vetted professional openings with salaries of $100,000 or more. Review each listing's responsibilities, qualifications, and compensation details to find roles that fit your background and goals.