Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning
- Salary
- $205,000 - $265,000
- Level
- Staff
- Work type
- Remote
Not stated in the posting: visa.
Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
About the role
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.)
ZipRecruiter's standard text
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.
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What this role asks for
Particular to this role
NLP · scikit-learn
Rare in ZipRecruiter's other 25 open postings.
Standard for data science / ML roles
Machine Learning · PyTorch
Common in data science / ML postings at any company.
In most of ZipRecruiter's ads
Android · iOS
Named in most of its open postings, whatever the role.
80% of this description is written for the role. The rest is ZipRecruiter's standard text, folded away below.
Read against ZipRecruiter's other open postings on this site.
The team: Tech HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 16 open in Tech. 2 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in November: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Android (16 of 16), iOS (16 of 16), Machine Learning (9 of 16), Deep Learning (5 of 16), Kubernetes (5 of 16), Python (5 of 16), PyTorch (5 of 16)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Software Engineer - New Grad posted Sep 24
- Software Engineer - Intern posted Sep 23
- Software Engineer, Big Data posted Sep 18
- Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Recommendations posted Sep 3
- Engineering Manager, Big Data posted Aug 13
- Engineering Manager, Machine Learning posted Aug 13
- Senior Software Engineer, Big Data posted Jan 17
- Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack posted Jan 17
- Senior Software Engineer, Big Data posted Jan 17
- Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack posted Jan 17
- Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning posted Oct 16
- Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning posted Oct 16
- Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning posted Oct 16
- Software Engineering Manager posted Mar 15
- Software Engineering Manager posted Nov 14
From the team and dates on ZipRecruiter's own job board.
Salary context
5 other open postings titled Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning state a salary: median USD 205,000 to USD 299,300 a year.
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