Senior Machine Learning Engineer (ML Modeling, NLP, Python)
Milestone Technologies
Seattle, WA · Posted October 30, 2026
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Where Seattle, WA ranks
Where Seattle, WA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Pacific Northwest1,720 openings · of 14
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Pacific Northwest316 jobs · of 8
- #2Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Pacific Northwest26% · of 16
- #2Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the West Coast1,720 openings · of 60
- #2Best cities for energy and utilities pay after cost of living$180k · of 18
- #2Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Pacific Northwest17% · of 12
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%)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 69 open senior machine learning engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $185,000 to $242,000 and the median is $215,000.
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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).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
Milestone Technologies has filed 6 layoff notices in the last twelve months, covering 390 workers, most recently October 2026. These are public WARN filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
... Senior Machine Learning Engineer (ML Modeling, NLP, Python)18 Months Contract Onsite 4 days/week in Seattle WA or Santa Monica CA
Summary As a Senior Machine Learning contractor on the segmentation data science team, you will develop machine learning solutions...