Principal Machine Learning Engineer (4620)
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El Segundo, CA · $160k–$260k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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Where El Segundo, CA ranks
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November 2026
- #7Best cities for manufacturing and industrial pay after cost of living$145k · of 35
- #8Best cities for energy and utilities pay after cost of living$146k · of 18
- #8Best all-round cities for new graduates in the West Coast58 / 100 · of 39
- #10Best cities for manufacturing and industrial jobs339 openings · of 100
- #12Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the West Coast491 openings · of 60
- #14Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the West Coast48 jobs · of 47
Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $210,000 a year. Across 36 open principal machine learning engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $212,500 to $315,000 and the median is $265,500. That is 21% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among computer occupations, all other, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for computer occupations, all other: 31% (high).
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About the job
...Job Title: Principal Machine Learning Engineer Role Overview A rapidly growing healthcare AI company is transforming how clinicians monitor and care for vulnerable populations. The organization builds predictive health technology that combines contactless sensing...