Machine Learning Engineer
Lyft
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This role pays less than 86% of similar roles. Most pay $195,150–$254,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $169k versus about $225k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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DoorDash, Inc. is an American company operating online food ordering and food delivery. It trades under the symbol DASH. With a 56% market share, DoorDash is the largest food delivery platform in the United States.
DoorDash, Inc currently has 187 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $144,800–$212,950 across 166 roles with salary data.
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Machine Learning Engineer, Drive joins the Drive team to build prediction and intelligence systems for a logistics network serving merchant orders from various channels. You will own machine learning systems end-to-end, including feature engineering, model development, experimentation, deployment, and monitoring. Key responsibilities involve building models for delivery and pickup time estimation, merchant prep-time prediction, order release optimization, and AI-powered quality signals using vision-language models to verify orders. The role requires expertise in deep learning, reinforcement learning, optimization, and large language models. You will utilize PyTorch, Spark, Airflow, and Python while leveraging AI-assisted development tools like Claude Code or Cursor. This position addresses the complex challenge of creating models that generalize across diverse merchant behaviors to improve prediction accuracy and logistics decision-making for a high-volume delivery marketplace where every merchant has unique operational workflows.
What does a Machine Learning Engineer earn in California?
Median $246394 from 172 postings across 28 companies.
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