Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Cloudflare, Inc

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Austin, TX
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71 days ago
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TL;DR · Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Senior Machine Learning Engineer The Senior Machine Learning Engineer joins the Data Intelligence & Analytics team to architect and evolve a unified AI/ML platform. This role involves building infrastructure for traditional predictive models alongside generative AI, large language models, and autonomous agent frameworks. You will design high-throughput backend services, develop data pipelines, and implement production-grade agents with advanced state management and memory architectures. The position requires expertise in Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Scikit-Learn, along with experience in LangChain or Autogen for LLM orchestration. Key technical requirements include proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and various cloud ecosystems. You will also manage vector databases, RAG pipelines, and MLOps tools like Airflow. The role solves the challenge of transforming complex datasets into reliable products while ensuring robust engineering standards across distributed systems to power internal business-critical applications.

What does a Machine Learning Engineer earn?

Median $236000 from 319 postings across 54 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Architect and evolve a multi-tenant AI/ML platform that unifies traditional machine learning with Generative AI and LLM orchestration.
  • Design and implement production-grade AI agents, advanced chatbots, and multi-agent systems with state management and memory architectures.
  • Build high-throughput, low-latency application backends and orchestration layers to support internal business units.
  • Act as a technical anchor for the Data Science team by enforcing engineering standards and leading design and security reviews.
  • Evaluate and implement modern AI infrastructure tools, including vector databases, embedding pipelines, and serverless compute paradigms.
  • Develop robust data pipelines and backend services to transform complex datasets into reliable products for go-to-market and product teams.
  • Manage the end-to-end technical strategy for AI products from initial requirements through global deployment and optimization.

What we're looking for

  • Must hold an M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
  • Must have extensive experience as a Senior or Lead ML Engineer architecting and operating production-grade ML platforms and distributed backends.
  • Requires 3+ years of dedicated ML Engineering experience within a large-scale enterprise environment handling petabyte-scale data.
  • Must possess deep expertise in both traditional ML lifecycles and Generative AI patterns, including RAG pipelines and agentic systems.
  • Must have mastery of Python and proficiency with modern backend ecosystems, including familiarity with React and TypeScript.
  • Requires hands-on experience with LLM frameworks like LangGraph or LangChain and established LLMOps foundations for evaluation and guardrailing.
  • Must have experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
  • Must be authorized to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export control laws.

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