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Machine Learning Engineer Jobs
Machine learning has moved from research desks to production platforms across every industry. ApTask places senior ML engineers with PyTorch, TensorFlow, LLM, and MLOps experience into applied AI teams — from Fortune 500 ML platforms to fast-moving GenAI startups. See open roles below.
11 live Machine Learning Engineer roles
Showing 1–11 of 11 roles
- 5 days ago
Lead GenAI Engineer
Hybrid contract role in New York City, NY, paying $80–$84/hr. An ApTask vertical recruiter manages your submission on this live client requisition.
New York City, NY · Hybrid$80–$84/hr - 2 weeks ago
Senior Software Engineer – Generative AI Innovation
Onsite contract role in Overland Park, KS, paying $60/hr. An ApTask vertical recruiter manages your submission on this live client requisition.
Overland Park, KS · Onsite$60/hr - 2 weeks ago
GenAI Engineer
Onsite contract role in NYC, NY, paying $60–$62/hr. An ApTask vertical recruiter manages your submission on this live client requisition.
NYC, NY · Onsite$60–$62/hr - 2 weeks ago
Lead AI/ML + Full-Stack Engineer / GenAI Lead
Remote contract role (NY), paying $45–$50/hr. An ApTask vertical recruiter manages your submission on this live client requisition.
Remote (NY) · Remote$45–$50/hr - 3 weeks ago
Data Science- (GNN) & Graph Machine Learning
Onsite contract role in Multiple locations, US, paying $50–$60/hr. An ApTask vertical recruiter manages your submission on this live client requisition.
Multiple locations, US · Onsite$50–$60/hr - 3 weeks ago
Data Scientist with Graph Neural Networks AND Machine Learning
Onsite contract role in Charlotte, NC, paying $50–$55/hr. An ApTask vertical recruiter manages your submission on this live client requisition.
Charlotte, NC · Onsite$50–$55/hr - 4 weeks ago
Senior Gen AI Engineer
Onsite contract role in Plano, TX, paying $55–$60/hr. An ApTask vertical recruiter manages your submission on this live client requisition.
Plano, TX · Onsite$55–$60/hr - 1 month ago
Forward Deployed Engineer Data Engineering & GenAI
Onsite full-time role in Washington, DC, paying $170,000–$200,000/yr. An ApTask vertical recruiter manages your submission on this live client requisition.
Washington, DC · Onsite$170,000–$200,000/yr - 1 month ago
Principal GenAI Engineer – Req 26-02868
Onsite full-time role in NYC, NY, paying $170,000–$200,000/yr. An ApTask vertical recruiter manages your submission on this live client requisition.
NYC, NY · Onsite$170,000–$200,000/yr - 1 month ago
Principal GenAI Engineer – Req 26-02633
Onsite full-time role in NYC, NY, paying $160,000–$200,000/yr. An ApTask vertical recruiter manages your submission on this live client requisition.
NYC, NY · Onsite$160,000–$200,000/yr - 1 month ago
AI Solutions Architect – Generative AI & Enterprise AI Strategy
Onsite full-time role (NY), paying $160,000–$175,000/yr. An ApTask vertical recruiter manages your submission on this live client requisition.
Remote (NY) · Onsite$160,000–$175,000/yr
About Machine Learning Engineer roles at ApTask
Are these GenAI / LLM roles or classical ML?
Both. Some roles are GenAI, LLM or RAG work and others are classical ML (recommenders, forecasting, NLP). Search the board for 'GenAI', 'LLM' or 'RAG' to find the GenAI-specific ones; each posting states which it is.
What's the difference between ML engineer and data scientist here?
ML engineer: builds and deploys production models. Data scientist: designs experiments and validates models. Some roles blend both, especially at earlier-stage clients.
What ML platform experience is most valued?
Vertex AI, SageMaker, or Databricks ML for cloud platforms. MLflow or Weights & Biases for experiment tracking. Ray or Kubeflow for distributed training. Kubernetes for serving.
What bill rates should senior ML engineers expect?
Senior ML engineers with production experience bill $130-$220/hr. GenAI/LLM-focused engineers at the top of the market can bill higher.
How do Machine Learning Engineer rates compare with national wage data?
The closest occupation the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks for Machine Learning Engineer roles is data scientists, which had a median annual wage of 120,230 US dollars in May 2025 (BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, page last modified August 27, 2026). BLS reports the median wage of all employees in that occupation nationwide; the amounts elsewhere on this page are whatever each ApTask posting or FAQ answer states for itself, so read the BLS figure as national context rather than a like-for-like comparison.
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