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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$153K - $300K *

Transform the safety of global e-commerce platforms by developing cutting-edge machine learning models to detect fraud and anomalies, ensuring a secure environment for all users and empowering cross-f...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Media

$130K - $155K *

Optimize machine learning capabilities by building, deploying, and monitoring production models. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data integrity, governance, and automated processes f...

Chicago, ILRemote

Today

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$125K - $150K *

Elevate product discovery by leading data-driven insights that inform new solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex questions into actionable strategies, ensuring analyti...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$120K - $145K *

Engineer and enhance robust data platforms through scalable backend Python systems, driving automation and AI integration while collaborating across teams to develop insightful data products and impro...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$128K - $316K *

Transform e-commerce experiences by building AI-driven solutions that enhance merchant-creator connections, improve recommendation systems, and automate operations, impacting millions of users in real...

Reposted yesterday

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Media

$95K - $115K *

Join a team that's building innovative AI solutions that transform customer interactions. Collaborate across backend systems and enhance our capabilities as you tackle impactful projects in a rapidly...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$130K - $155K *

Design and build innovative AI agents that automate workflows across teams, enhancing efficiency and productivity. Collaborate with diverse departments to create impactful solutions that shape the fut...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$120K - $140K *

Lead the charge in AI/ML engineering by deploying and optimizing LLMs and inference workloads, ensuring robust performance in secure environments while collaborating with cross-functional teams to dri...

Edmonton, ABRemote

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$120K - $140K *

Innovate and optimize AI/ML solutions by deploying LLMs and managing GPU infrastructures. Collaborate with teams to enhance production environments and ensure scalable, secure AI applications in regul...

Vancouver, BCRemote

5 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$125K - $150K *

Architect AI-driven solutions that automate workflows across teams, enhancing efficiency and productivity. Collaborate with diverse departments to design, deploy, and iterate on intelligent agents, sh...

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1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$209K - $285K *

Take ownership of the end-to-end data strategy for our Large Driving Model, building robust pipelines and frameworks to enhance model performance and safety, while influencing critical aspects of auto...

Reposted 6 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$209K - $285K *

Engage in advancing autonomous technology by implementing data strategies that enhance model performance, facilitate experimental collaboration, and refine evaluation frameworks. Your expertise will s...

Reposted 6 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$199K - $319K *

Lead a team of ML engineers to drive AI product development, setting technical direction and architecture standards. Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable ML soluti...

Reposted yesterday

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$199K - $319K *

Lead and innovate in AI engineering by managing a team of ML engineers, setting technical direction, and ensuring high-quality production systems while driving initiatives from concept to realization...

Reposted yesterday

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$150K - $180K *

Lead the charge in designing scalable simulation systems that transform real-world driving data into high-fidelity environments. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance ML workflows and opt...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$80K - $95K *

Develop and optimize machine learning models, focusing on natural language processing. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance AI solutions, ensuring seamless integration and deployment acr...

Today

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Business Services

$88K - $105K *

Transform machine learning initiatives by developing and deploying advanced NLP models, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful AI solutions across the model lifecycle...

Today

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Business Services

$128K - $256K *

Shape innovative advertising solutions with your technical skills and creativity. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful ads products, optimize delivery strategies, and drive bus...

Reposted 2 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Media

$160K - $190K *

Empower innovation as you design and build transformative GenAI solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance AI capabilities across diverse Apple products, ensuring performance, sca...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$120K - $145K *

Transform healthcare data solutions by designing scalable architectures, optimizing data pipelines, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-qu...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$147K - $274K *

Join a dynamic team to design and enhance AI/ML systems that empower scientists in drug discovery. Collaborate across disciplines to develop scalable applications, optimize workflows, and drive innova...

Yesterday

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$135K - $160K *

Elevate your career by building scalable methods for data enrichment and curation, enhancing AI Driver performance through innovative data strategies and collaboration across engineering teams in a dy...

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Transportation

$296K - $374K *

Elevate your career as a Principal Software Engineer, leading architectural vision and driving technical execution for AI platform capabilities. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scal...

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Telecommunications & Hardware

$296K - $374K *

Lead architectural vision and technical execution for AI platform solutions, driving standards and collaborating across teams to deliver scalable AI systems while mentoring engineers and evaluating em...

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Telecommunications & Hardware

$150K - $180K *

Unlock potential by developing innovative machine learning algorithms and control strategies to enhance battery systems' intelligence and utility. Collaborate with a dynamic team to drive advancements...

5 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

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.