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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$150K - $230K *

Drive innovation by building AI agents that tackle complex enterprise data challenges. Combine research and engineering to create impactful solutions, from experimentation to production, ensuring high...

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$120K - $150K *

Elevate product innovation by leading cross-functional teams to develop AI tools and workflows. Drive project momentum through hands-on prototyping and clear communication, ensuring alignment between...

United StatesRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$100K - $125K *

Manage complex data analyses to drive strategic business decisions. Own projects from scoping to delivery, partnering cross-functionally to translate questions into actionable insights while utilizing...

Toronto, ONIn-Person

3 weeks ago

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

$180K - $230K *

Shape the future of AI by optimizing backend services and cloud infrastructure. Collaborate with a dynamic team to advance cutting-edge technology focused on empathy and human well-being, while taking...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$150K - $180K *

Innovate scalable simulation systems for autonomous driving, leveraging C++ expertise and AI techniques. Collaborate with teams to enhance development infrastructure and ensure efficient scenario gene...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Transportation

$130K - $155K *

Join a dynamic team to innovate real-time pose estimation algorithms and solve complex mapping challenges. Collaborate on multidisciplinary projects while mentoring junior engineers and enhancing syst...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$135K - $175K *

Reimagine AI/ML platform engineering by building scalable, secure, and repeatable enterprise capabilities. This role focuses on production patterns, ensuring reliable model deployments while partnerin...

Reposted 2 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$100K - $120K *

Elevate machine learning capabilities by designing and implementing robust ML infrastructure and data pipelines. Collaborate with data and applied science teams to ensure optimal model performance and...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Transportation

$120K - $145K *

Empower innovation by leading data engineering efforts, designing robust solutions, and collaborating with clients to modernize databases and optimize data pipelines using cutting-edge technologies in...

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$100K - $150K *

Unlock potential by leading the data science lifecycle to enhance customer experience and optimize business processes. Collaborate with stakeholders to implement innovative solutions using machine lea...

Toronto, ONIn-Person

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$113K - $163K *

Drive innovative data solutions by collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and infrastructure, ensuring high-quality data for analytics and mac...

Toronto, ONIn-Person

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$250K - $300K *

Lead engineering innovation to optimize large language models for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency. Balance team management with hands-on coding in a dynamic, customer-facing environment...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$120K - $145K *

Unlock potential by developing and deploying innovative AI applications that leverage machine learning and generative AI. Collaborate across teams to transform cutting-edge research into impactful pro...

6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$120K - $145K *

Accelerate innovation by developing and deploying cutting-edge AI applications. Collaborate across teams to transform advanced machine learning and generative AI research into impactful products, driv...

6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$150K - $180K *

Lead the charge in architecting and building AI-powered financial workflows, collaborating with elite engineers to deliver innovative chat interfaces and reporting systems that enhance investment proc...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$150K - $180K *

Lead and architect innovative AI-driven financial solutions, collaborating with elite engineers to design, implement, and optimize cutting-edge tools for global clients in a dynamic, startup environme...

New York, NYRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$150K - $180K *

Innovate cutting-edge AI financial solutions by architecting and deploying advanced chat interfaces and reporting systems. Collaborate with elite engineers to enhance investment workflows for global c...

United StatesRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$150K - $180K *

Elevate software solutions by architecting AI-driven financial tools, collaborating with elite engineers to enhance investment workflows, and ensuring high standards in quality and security within a d...

CanadaRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$150K - $180K *

Shape the future of AI solutions by leading design and implementation of robust enterprise systems, driving innovation, and establishing engineering excellence while mentoring developers and collabora...

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4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$120K - $145K *

Join a team developing cutting-edge autonomous driving simulation systems. Build high-performance infrastructure and AI-driven capabilities, collaborating across teams to enhance testing, validation...

Reposted 6 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Transportation

$207K - $300K *

Drive innovation in advertising technology by developing advanced ML models that enhance user engagement and optimize ad performance across diverse platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams t...

2 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$127K - $236K *

Drive the design and implementation of AI solutions that enhance operational efficiency and support technology teams. Collaborate with stakeholders to create scalable architectures and ensure reliable...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Media

$183K - $216K *

Take ownership of the scientific and product roadmap for monetization, leading audience creation and measurement methodologies. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive product strategy and in...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$135K - $160K *

Elevate the data foundation by building robust pipelines and models that ensure accuracy and reliability. This hands-on role requires ownership of complex transformations and collaboration with teams...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$135K - $175K *

Drive the integration of AI tools into a secure cloud platform for capital markets, ensuring compliance and security while collaborating with top law firms and engineering teams to enhance document wo...

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  •   5 - 7 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.