Senior Machine Learning Engineer Jobs

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.

What Senior Machine Learning Engineers Do

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.

Common Skills and Qualifications

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.

Career Opportunities

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.

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$192K - $257K *

Lead the charge in enhancing forecasting models to optimize customer spend and commitments. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accuracy and reliability of forecasts, shaping the archite...

5 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$110K - $204K *

Join a team that's redefining AI engineering practices to build cutting-edge legal AI agents. Leverage your expertise to architect and deliver complex systems, ensuring reliability and performance whi...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Media

$187K - $322K *

Join a team that leverages advanced algorithms to enhance product search and discovery. As a leading expert, you'll tackle complex challenges in machine learning, deep learning, and information retrie...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$218K - $387K *

The Senior Machine Learning Engineer will be responsible for building and scaling the Dedup and Copyright system that supports billions of users globally. This role involves designing and deploying ma...

Reposted 2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Media

$110K - $130K *

Drive innovation by leading machine learning initiatives, designing robust models, and collaborating across teams to enhance product performance and reliability in IoT systems. Mentor engineers and ov...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$162K - $195K *

Optimize cutting-edge RL infrastructure to enhance agentive evaluations and experimentation. Collaborate across teams to deliver impactful solutions in machine learning and AI, driving innovation in c...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$201K - $352K *

Drive the architecture and optimization of AI inference platforms, leading the end-to-end lifecycle from model onboarding to production deployment. Collaborate with teams to enhance AI-powered work ex...

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Discover innovative solutions as you develop AI models integrating Physics-Informed Neural Networks and multimodal data to simulate complex systems and predict real-world behavior, enhancing predictiv...

Yesterday

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Staffing

$145K - $249K *

Unlock potential by developing advanced machine learning models and methods to enhance LLM capabilities. Collaborate with teams to drive innovation in Responsible AI and define strategies for technica...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$179K - $303K *

Accelerate your career by developing and deploying cutting-edge reinforcement learning algorithms for autonomous driving, ensuring optimal planning methods through collaboration with top-tier engineer...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Transportation

$227K - $324K *

Drive the development of advanced machine learning systems to enhance personalized user experiences at scale. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize recommendation models and improve enga...

Boston, MARemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Media

$227K - $324K *

Empower personalized discovery by developing and optimizing machine learning systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance user experiences through innovative recommendation models and l...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Media

$150K - $180K *

Join a team that's redefining agent architecture to tackle complex operational challenges. You'll design and implement production agents, enhance multi-agent coordination, and ensure reliable outcomes...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$150K - $180K *

Help us shape the future of AI by building robust ML APIs for disaggregated inference systems. Collaborate across teams to enhance model integration, ensure reliability, and deliver a seamless experie...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$369K - $500K+*

Empower the development of innovative video recommendation models, drive research and implementation of effective machine learning and natural language understanding techniques, and enhance product ca...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$172K - $192K *

Drive innovation by developing and implementing machine learning models to analyze large datasets, generate predictive insights, and support data-driven business decisions while ensuring model perform...

Yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Media

$140K - $230K *

Elevate autonomous vehicle technology by designing innovative machine learning models for perception. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance 3D scene understanding and deploy scalable solu...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Transportation

$150K - $175K *

Empower customer missions by leveraging advanced data science techniques. Utilize your expertise in EO/SAR imagery and Python to drive impactful geospatial intelligence solutions, enhancing decision-m...

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$150K - $175K *

Lead the charge in leveraging advanced data science techniques to enhance geospatial intelligence. Utilize your expertise in Python and quantitative analysis to drive impactful decisions and streamlin...

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$152K - $205K *

Join our team to optimize fraud detection models, transforming data into actionable insights. Collaborate across departments to enhance risk management and ensure robust protection against evolving fr...

San Francisco, CARemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$150K - $190K *

Lead the development of scalable ML solutions by collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve engineering challenges, creating impactful models and data pipelines while ensuring reliable deploym...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$172K - $260K *

Lead the development of scalable ML pipelines, driving technical strategy and MLOps practices. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance security and compliance, while mentoring junior engine...

Reposted 5 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$172K - $260K *

Lead the development of scalable ML pipelines, driving technical strategy and MLOps practices. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance security and compliance, while mentoring junior engine...

Reposted 5 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$225K - $265K *

Champion innovative machine learning solutions that transform sensor data into actionable insights. Lead a talented team, enhance model quality, and collaborate across departments to drive impactful d...

Yesterday

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$218K - $387K *

Develop innovative algorithms in a dynamic team focused on improving E-commerce recommendations using machine learning, impacting millions of users through personalized shopping experiences on a leadi...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Media

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What does a Senior Machine Learning Engineer do?question toggle

    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?question toggle

    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?question toggle

    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?question toggle

    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.