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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$148K - $244K *

Shape the future of personalized advertising by advancing innovative ML algorithms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience and drive impactful results using large-scale dat...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$150K - $180K *

Join a team that's at the forefront of machine learning and search innovation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop scalable ML systems that enhance user experiences and drive impactful...

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2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$185K - $230K *

Unlock your potential as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, driving innovative AI solutions and enhancing performance across complex workflows. Collaborate with diverse teams to shape the future of A...

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3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$120K - $145K *

Lead the charge in machine learning solutions, guiding a team to create impactful models for life sciences clients, while shaping technical direction and mentoring engineers throughout the project lif...

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$202K - $224K *

Elevate your career by leading the design and deployment of advanced ML models and algorithms for large-scale systems, optimizing real-time marketplaces and driving significant business impact for mil...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Transportation

$165K - $273K *

Transform the intersection of finance and technology by architecting advanced GenAI systems, ensuring reliable billing, and optimizing marketplace strategies to drive high-performance results and next...

Reposted 4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$165K - $273K *

Optimize budget pacing and Creative GenAI systems. Support marketplace experimentation to enhance ad delivery while ensuring financial integrity through robust billing pipelines and precise analytics...

Reposted 4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$150K - $180K *

Transform healthcare by developing machine learning solutions for robotic systems. Collaborate with engineers and clinicians to enhance imaging and pose estimation, ensuring real-time performance and...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$140K - $192K *

Join a team that's pioneering advanced machine learning solutions, designing scalable data pipelines, and optimizing ad performance in a dynamic, remote-first environment. Collaborate with experts to...

Vancouver, BCIn-Person

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Media

$140K - $192K *

Design and implement scalable data pipelines and ML algorithms to optimize ad performance. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to tackle complex challenges in a dynamic, remote-first environment f...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Media

$140K - $192K *

Optimize data-driven solutions by designing scalable ML pipelines and algorithms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance ad performance and tackle complex challenges in a fast-paced, remot...

Calgary, ABIn-Person

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Media

$128K - $176K *

Unlock potential by joining our Data Science team to design scalable data pipelines and implement machine learning algorithms, tackling complex challenges in a collaborative, remote-first environment...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Media

$128K - $176K *

Join a team that's tackling complex challenges in digital advertising by designing scalable data pipelines and implementing machine learning algorithms to optimize performance and efficiency in a fast...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Media

$140K - $192K *

Transform complex data challenges into scalable solutions by designing real-time data pipelines and implementing machine learning algorithms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize ad per...

Toronto, ONIn-Person

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Media

$128K - $176K *

Design and implement scalable data pipelines and machine learning models, collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize ad performance and tackle complex data challenges in a fast-paced enviro...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Media

$180K - $225K *

Unlock the potential of enterprise AI as a Senior AI/ML Engineer, leading strategy and architecture while hands-on building scalable solutions. Collaborate across teams to drive innovation and impleme...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$150K - $180K *

Discover and drive the future of healthcare leveraging unparalleled datasets. You'll lead end-to-end machine learning efforts, translating vast clinical data into actionable intelligence through innov...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$200K - $260K *

Champion the deployment of Azure OpenAI within a DoD IL5 boundary, ensuring optimal performance and compliance. Lead efforts in model serving, pipeline migration, and evaluation to enhance AI capabili...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$200K - $260K *

Engineer cutting-edge ML systems within a DoD IL5 boundary, ensuring Azure OpenAI performs optimally. Collaborate on model deployment, evaluation, and secure data management while adhering to strict c...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$147K - $230K *

Transform the ML landscape by building robust infrastructure for model hosting and MLOps. Collaborate across teams to ensure seamless deployment, monitoring, and management of custom models in product...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$160K - $200K *

Innovate large-scale ML systems, lead deployment, and ensure compliance with performance standards. Act as a trusted advisor, bridging customer needs and product capabilities while mentoring teams and...

6 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$138K - $195K *

Unlock potential by designing and implementing advanced machine learning models that enhance advertising performance, collaborating across teams to drive impactful results for a global audience...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$140K - $252K *

Drive the evolution of Fable's recommendation systems by leading migration to Orion, enhancing real-time capabilities, and integrating social signals to improve user engagement and satisfaction across...

5 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Media

$170K - $265K *

Empower the future of reading by leading the migration of Fable's recommendation systems to a modern stack, enhancing user experience through innovative machine learning solutions and collaboration wi...

5 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Media

$140K - $252K *

Unlock your potential as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, leading the migration of Fable's recommendations to a modern stack. Collaborate with a dedicated team to enhance user experience through in...

5 days ago

  •   5 - 7 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.