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Machine Learning Engineer

Machine learning engineers in this role build and optimize systems that translate research models into production—spanning model serving infrastructure, inference performance tuning, and distributed training pipelines. They distinguish themselves by combining deep systems expertise with ML knowledge, working on problems like latency optimization, resource efficiency, and scaling models across heterogeneous hardware and platforms. These engineers typically sit within specialized teams focused on either search and retrieval, robotics, foundation models, or inference optimization, collaborating closely with research teams to operationalize cutting-edge architectures at scale.

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Machine Learning EngineerSoftware Engineer, Machine LearningApplied AI Engineer
Open Jobs307
Companies Hiring78
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Skills

What companies are looking for in this role.

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Building scalable data processing and model training pipelines for production machine learning systems

95%

Designing and optimizing deep learning models for computer vision tasks including detection, segmentation, and tracking

95%

Developing end-to-end machine learning infrastructure spanning data pipelines, training systems, and model serving

92%

Implementing monitoring frameworks and reliability systems for deployed machine learning models in production

88%

Designing data annotation strategies, labeling workflows, and dataset management systems

85%

Optimizing machine learning models for hardware constraints and inference latency requirements

82%

Conducting proof-of-concept experiments and translating research into production prototypes

80%

Debugging functional and performance issues in machine learning systems and frameworks

72%

Testing, validating, and benchmarking machine learning software stacks for correctness and performance

70%

Applying importance sampling and statistical techniques for efficient evaluation and testing

68%
$ skills --emerging

Designing distributed training systems for large-scale foundation models and multi-billion parameter networks

78%

Architecting and scaling multi-agent systems and orchestration frameworks

78%

Building retrieval and ranking systems for search and question-answering applications

72%

Developing reinforcement learning systems and agentic frameworks for automation tasks

70%

Building knowledge graph systems and structured data extraction pipelines

65%
$ skills --soft

Collaborating with cross-functional teams including research, systems, and product teams

92%

Translating real-world requirements and user behavior into technical specifications and solutions

85%

Championing engineering best practices and code quality in large complex codebases

78%

Leading technical direction and architecture decisions for machine learning systems

75%

Contributing to and maintaining open-source machine learning libraries and frameworks

68%
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Technology

The tools and technologies that define this role.

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Pythonvery high
$ tech --framework
PyTorchvery high
TensorFlowhigh
Transformershigh
Acceleratemoderate
Datasetsmoderate
JAXmoderate
vLLMmoderate
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Kuberneteshigh
Apache Sparkmoderate
CUDAmoderate
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Dockerhigh
Githigh
FFmpeglow
Gradiolow
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Data Pipelinevery high
GPUvery high
A/B Testinghigh
Computer Visionhigh
Distributed Traininghigh
Foundation Modelshigh
Large Language Modelshigh
MLOpshigh
Model Servinghigh
Monitoringhigh
Reinforcement Learningmoderate
Simulationmoderate
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Open Jobs

307 open Machine Learning Engineer jobs across 78 companies.

Xaira Therapeutics1d
AI Research Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States·Engineering
Nscale1w
Specialised AI Engineer
London; UK·Engineering
Block1w
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Underwriting and Credit
Bay Area, CA, United States of America·Engineering
Block1w
Staff Applied Machine Learning Engineer - Intelligent Data, Signals & Systems
Bay Area, CA, United States of America·Engineering
Block1w
Staff Applied Machine Learning Engineer - Fraud & Abuse
Bay Area, CA, United States of America·Engineering
Hark1w
Model Distillation Engineer
San Jose·Engineering
Shield AI1w
Staff Engineer, Deep Learning (R5180)
Melbourne·Engineering
Reka AI1w
Member of Technical Staff (Machine Learning Engineer)
Remote·Engineering
Cerebras Systems2w
Lead Full Stack Machine Learning Engineer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India·Engineering
Figure AI2w
Helix AI Engineer, Perception
San Jose, CA·Engineering
Waymo2w
Senior Software Engineer, ML/Eval Data Platforms & Infrastructure
Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA·Engineering
Isomorphic Labs2w
Software Engineer (Training Platform)
London·Engineering
Waymo2w
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Multi-Modal Perception
Mountain View, CA USA; San Francisco, CA USA;·Engineering
Perplexity2w
Member of Technical Staff (ML Engineer, Recommendations & User Modeling)
San Francisco·Engineering
Block2w
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Model Risk Management
New York, NY, United States of America·Engineering
Block2w
Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Modeling), Support
Seattle, WA, United States of America·Engineering
Block2w
Senior ML/AI Modeler, Risk Automation Machine Learning
Seattle, WA, United States of America·Engineering
Gong3w
Senior AI Infrastructure Engineer
Tel Aviv·Engineering
Skild AI3w
Computer Vision AI & ML Engineer
San Mateo, CA·Engineering
OpenAI3w
Software Engineer, Monetization ML Infrastructure
San Francisco·Engineering