Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Business Process Optimization
Workday
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Pleasanton, CA · $228k–$342k a year · Posted November 5, 2026
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November 2026
- #10Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the West Coast1.2% · of 66
- #18Best cities for director and executive jobs in the West Coast21% · of 71
- #22Best cities for pay after cost of living in California$148k · of 32
- #23Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the West Coast12% · of 71
- #24Best cities for pay after cost of living in the West Coast$148k · of 36
- #25Best all-round cities for remote workers in the West Coast42 / 100 · of 39
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $285,000 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 inside the middle half of those listings, 7% above the median.
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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
...build from scratch, move fast, and transform how thousands of admins work every day, come join us!"About the RoleAs a Principal Machine Learning Engineer on the Business Process Optimize team within Admin Central, you will lead the architecture and implementation of...