Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Willing Care Recruitment
San Francisco, CA · $140k–$240k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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November 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $190,000 a year. Across 75 open senior machine learning engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $195,000 to $256,000 and the median is $217,500. That is 13% 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: Senior Machine Learning Engineer Salary: $140,000 – $240,000 + Equity + Benefits Job Type: Full-time About the Role: We’re hiring a Machine Learning Engineer to join a fast-growing AI startup based in San Francisco , focused on transforming...