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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$135K - $160K *

Make your mark at the forefront of AI by developing robust backend services and APIs for enterprise applications. Collaborate with a dynamic team to enhance multi-tenant operations and drive innovatio...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$165K - $226K *

Transform the future of identity operations by building reliable autonomous agents. Collaborate with a dynamic team to enhance AI software, ensuring quality and efficiency for over 20,000 customers wh...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$184K - $356K *

Optimize generative AI model efficiency through innovative software solutions, focusing on automated inference and deployment. Collaborate across teams to enhance performance and scalability in deep l...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$184K - $356K *

Transform the future of AI by optimizing generative models for efficiency. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance automated deployment solutions, leveraging cutting-edge technologies in de...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$95K - $119K *

Lead the charge in building and scaling mission-critical backend systems, ensuring high performance and resilience. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive technical excellence and mentor eng...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$95K - $119K *

Join our dynamic team as you tackle complex backend systems, ensuring high performance and scalability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive technical excellence and mentor junior engineer...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$95K - $119K *

Lead the charge in developing and optimizing scalable backend systems, ensuring high performance and resilience. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance technical roadmaps while mentoring j...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$160K - $180K *

Transform digital healthcare services by designing and deploying scalable machine learning models. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance predictive capabilities and ensure compliance with...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$172K - $225K *

Tackle complex challenges by embedding with IT teams to deliver AI-enabled solutions, enhancing software development efficiency and operational excellence across the organization while driving measura...

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  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$172K - $225K *

Accelerate progress at the forefront of AI technology, driving impactful solutions across software development lifecycles. Collaborate with IT teams to enhance efficiency and security while mentoring...

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  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$198K - $233K *

Empower a team of engineers by architecting a robust AI-driven development pipeline, enhancing workflows across mobile and backend systems, and ensuring reliable, efficient software delivery for milli...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$120K - $145K *

Deliver innovative solutions as a Senior C++ Engineer, driving development in the gaming industry. Collaborate in a dynamic, remote environment, leveraging your expertise in C++ and Windows systems to...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Staffing

$120K - $145K *

Own the end-to-end lifecycle of data science projects, delivering machine learning systems across multiple domains in a collaborative environment, driving impactful solutions for both defense and comm...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$116K - $174K *

Innovate backend services for scalable recommendation systems, ensuring reliability and performance. Collaborate with ML engineers, oversee data pipelines, and enhance user personalization through str...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$212K - $339K *

Shape the future of AI infrastructure by architecting secure, scalable platforms for LLM training and production. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex challenges and drive innovati...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$105K - $155K *

Empower innovation in technical recruiting by partnering with engineering leaders to drive full-cycle hiring for robotics and autonomy. Utilize market insights to attract top-tier talent while ensurin...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$150K - $180K *

Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing infrastructure reliability and observability across diverse environments, ensuring seamless operations for engineering teams. Take ownership from provisioning...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$150K - $180K *

Drive the technical design and delivery of innovative features across Experiments, Feature Flags, Session Replay, and Heatmaps, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance product capabilitie...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$113K - $188K *

Join a team that's redefining visual intelligence in engineering. Lead the Computer Vision Center of Excellence, guiding innovative solutions and ensuring reliable deployment across diverse applicatio...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Business Services

$200K - $230K *

Join a team that's redefining event contract settlement with innovative Go services. You'll design robust backend systems, lead critical migrations, and ensure accuracy in high-stakes environments whi...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$209K - $324K *

Lead impactful analytical modeling to drive data-informed investment decisions. Develop predictive models and frameworks that enhance measurement and evaluation, ensuring equitable outcomes for learne...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

$209K - $324K *

Transform data into actionable insights by developing predictive models and impact accounting frameworks that drive evidence-based investment decisions across educational and social initiatives, ensur...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

$102K - $209K *

Shape data-driven forecasting solutions for networking hardware and data centers. Collaborate across teams to analyze demand drivers, develop models, and provide insights that enhance procurement and...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$112K - $135K *

Accelerate progress at the forefront of AI innovation, bridging development and operations. Join a dynamic team to deploy machine learning solutions and enhance cloud infrastructure, driving impactful...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Staffing

$147K - $210K *

Lead the charge in developing innovative software solutions, leveraging machine learning and advanced technologies to enhance user experiences and optimize performance across diverse applications...

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  •   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.