Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AI Infra

Robinhood

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Bellevue, WAMenlo Park, CA
Salary
$209,000–$245,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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This role $227k
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This role pays more than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $184,093–$254,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $227k versus about $219k for comparable roles.

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About Robinhood

Robinhood is a financial technology company offering commission-free stock, ETF, options, and cryptocurrency trading through its mobile app, aimed at democratizing access to financial markets. Industry: Financial Technology & Investment App

Robinhood currently has 42 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $196,000–$230,000 across 39 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AI Infra

As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AI Infra, you will join the AI Infrastructure team to serve as a technical anchor for the company's machine learning platform. You will lead the architecture and end-to-end delivery of foundational systems including model serving layers, feature stores, and training infrastructure while managing cloud compute resources on AWS. Your daily work involves designing scalable systems for monitoring and deploying models, defining observability standards, and partnering with data engineers to streamline workflows. The role requires expertise in Python or C++, experience with frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch, and familiarity with tools such as Ray, Kubeflow, SageMaker, and Triton. Additionally, you will work with vector databases and distributed retrieval engines to solve complex problems regarding model performance, data pipeline freshness, and high-throughput inference at scale.

What does a Machine Learning Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $241750 from 72 postings across 15 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the architecture and end-to-end delivery of scalable systems for deploying, monitoring, and managing ML models in production.
  • Own the technical direction for core platform components including model serving, feature stores, and observability infrastructure.
  • Partner with data engineers and ML practitioners to streamline workflows and accelerate experimentation across the organization.
  • Scale the feature store to support low-latency retrieval for both real-time and batch use cases.
  • Implement robust observability standards for model performance, data pipelines, and feature freshness.
  • Manage and optimize cloud compute resources on AWS to ensure cost-effective, high-throughput training and inference.
  • Contribute to technical strategy and roadmap discussions while mentoring junior engineers through design reviews.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of software engineering experience with depth in ML infrastructure, data engineering, or model operations.
  • Demonstrated ability to own and deliver complex platform systems from architecture to production.
  • Deep expertise in model serving, distributed systems, and production ML workflows at scale.
  • Proficiency in Python, C++, or similar languages and hands-on experience with TensorFlow or PyTorch.
  • Knowledge of modern ML infrastructure tooling such as Ray, Kubeflow, SageMaker, TensorFlow Serving, or Triton.
  • Experience with large-scale search systems including embedding models, vector databases, and distributed retrieval engines.
  • Experience influencing technical direction across teams and mentoring engineers at various levels.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (advanced degree preferred).

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