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Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning

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$205,000–265,000/year · BaseAnnual period assumed — pay source
#LI-Remote The US base salary range for this full-time position is $205,000-$265,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location, and the range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location, role-related knowledge and skills, depth of experience, relevant education or training, and additional role-related considerations. Depending on the position offered, equity, bonuses, commission, or other forms of compensation may also be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.
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What you’ll work on

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  • Design, develop, and maintain advanced machine learning models and algorithms

  • Lead complex machine learning projects that add business value

  • Design architecture and infrastructure for scalable, robust ML systems

  • Provide technical leadership to Machine Learning Engineers

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Design, develop, and maintain advanced machine learning models and algorithms to solve complex business problems
Lead complex machine learning projects that solve business challenges and add value to the broader ZipRecruiter Business
Design the overall architecture and infrastructure for machine learning systems, ensuring scalability, efficiency, and robustness
Provide leadership and set tone for Machine Learning Engineers at ZipRecruiter leveraging industry best practices and innovation

What you’ll bring

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Core experience

  • 7+ years of professional software development, with deep machine learning focus
  • Comprehensive knowledge of ML algorithms, techniques, and best practices
  • Extensive experience in model, data pipeline, experimentation, or system design

Preferred experience

  • 10+ year of professional software development experience with an expertise in machine learning
Qualification wording
7+ year of professional software development experience with a deep focus in machine learning
Comprehensive knowledge and experience of machine learning algorithms, techniques, and best practices
Extensive experience in machine learning model design, data pipeline design, experimentation and validation design, system design, and/or architecture design.
10+ year of professional software development experience with an expertise in machine learning
Education & alternatives
- 10+ year of professional software development experience with an expertise in machine learning - BS/MS/PhD in Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, related technical field or equivalent practical experience - Expert knowledge of machine learning algorithms (e.g., linear regression, SVM, decision trees, neural networks, clustering, etc.) and best practices

About Ziprecruiter

To actively connect people to their next great opportunity.

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- Expert knowledge of machine learning algorithms (e.g., linear regression, SVM, decision trees, neural networks, clustering, etc.) and best practices - Profound knowledge of machine learning algorithms and frameworks, such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn - Extensive background of deep learning architectures and techniques, such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)

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About the role

We file this job under ML Engineer, by the work the posting describes.

ML engineers put machine learning models into products. They write the code that trains, ships, serves and monitors models so a recommendation or prediction works for real users.

Postings ask for strong Python and software engineering, a framework such as PyTorch, cloud services, and more and more often experience with large language models.

A data scientist often works out which model to build; an ML engineer makes it run reliably in production.

US government figures for computer and information research scientists

Median yearly pay, May 2025
$140,300
Expected change, 2025 to 2035
21.8% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs

The government has no code for ML engineers, so these figures are for the closest group, computer and information research scientists.

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 15-1221.

Job description

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We offer a hybrid work environment. Most US-based positions can also be performed remotely (any exceptions will be noted in the Minimum Qualifications below.)

Our Mission: 

To actively connect people to their next great opportunity. 

Who We Are: 

ZipRecruiter is a leading online employment marketplace. Powered by AI-driven smart matching technology, the company actively connects millions of all-sized businesses and job seekers through innovative mobile, web, and email services, as well as through partnerships with the best job boards on the web. ZipRecruiter has the #1 rated job search app on iOS & Android.

Summary:

With data such as a billion+ historical job postings, tens of millions of active job seekers interacting with our system, and hundreds of billions of impression and click events, there are incredible opportunities to use your skills to build new data-driven features. Working at ZipRecruiter, you will be helping literally millions of people find their dream job. We’re working on problems like: given a training set of job postings, and known salaries, build a system that predicts salary for novel jobs.Of course, you know that while building models is fun, it's also just one step in the process; gathering training data, cleansing it, digging into it, extracting features from it, etc, is a huge part of the job

Key Focuses:

  • Design, develop, and maintain advanced machine learning models and algorithms to solve complex business problems
  • Lead complex machine learning projects that solve business challenges and add value to the broader ZipRecruiter Business
  • Design the overall architecture and infrastructure for machine learning systems, ensuring scalability, efficiency, and robustness
  • Push the boundaries of what's possible in machine learning in your organization, finding new and innovative ways to use AI to drive business value
  • Provide leadership and set tone for Machine Learning Engineers at ZipRecruiter leveraging industry best practices and innovation
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in machine learning and AI, and drive adoption of new techniques and technologies as appropriate

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 7+ year of professional software development experience with a deep focus in machine learning
  • Comprehensive knowledge and experience of machine learning algorithms, techniques, and best practices
  • Extensive experience in machine learning model design, data pipeline design, experimentation and validation design, system design, and/or architecture design.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 10+ year of professional software development experience with an expertise in machine learning
  • BS/MS/PhD in Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, related technical field or equivalent practical experience
  • Expert knowledge of machine learning algorithms (e.g., linear regression, SVM, decision trees, neural networks, clustering, etc.) and best practices
  • Profound knowledge of machine learning algorithms and frameworks, such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn
  • Extensive background of deep learning architectures and techniques, such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)
  • Deeply versed in NLP techniques and tools, such as tokenization, stemming, lemmatization, sentiment analysis, and named entity recognition, and libraries like NLTK, SpaCy, or BERT

As part of our team you’ll enjoy:

  • Competitive compensation
  • Exceptional benefits package
  • Flexible Vacation & Paid Time Off
  • Employer-matched 401(k) plan 

#LI-Remote

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $205,000-$265,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location, and the range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location, role-related knowledge and skills, depth of experience, relevant education or training, and additional role-related considerations.

Depending on the position offered, equity, bonuses, commission, or other forms of compensation may also be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.

ZipRecruiter is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetics.

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Pay
#LI-Remote The US base salary range for this full-time position is $205,000-$265,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location, and the range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location, role-related knowledge and skills, depth of experience, relevant education or training, and additional role-related considerations. Depending on the position offered, equity, bonuses, commission, or other forms of compensation may also be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.
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We offer a hybrid work environment. Most US-based positions can also be performed remotely (any exceptions will be noted in the Minimum Qualifications below.) Our Mission:
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- Employer-matched 401(k) plan #LI-Remote The US base salary range for this full-time position is $205,000-$265,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location, and the range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location, role-related knowledge and skills, depth of experience, relevant education or training, and additional role-related considerations.
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