Updated Aug 28, 2026

Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Australia

Machine Learning Engineer jobs in Australia hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $185,000/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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84
Companies
42
Salary range
$120K – $225K
Average salary
$174K

Salary range

Seniority Jobs 25% Median 75%
Senior 28 $148K $153K $169K
Staff 11 $195K $198K $211K
Lead 19 $164K $165K $182K
All levels 63 $151K $165K $189K

Few employers in this selection publish pay, so these figures are Alion estimates built from comparable listings by role, level and country. Gross annual, converted to USD.

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CareDx

caredx.com
Headquartered in South San Francisco, California, CareDx is a precision medicine company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of diagnostic solutions for transplant patients. The company provides non-invasive genomic testing, digital health solutions, and laboratory services designed to monitor graft health and rejection risk throughout the pre- and post-transplant journey. Additionally, it develops specialized software platforms and partners with healthcare providers to optimize patient care management across transplant centers worldwide.
caredx.com • HQ: South San Francisco, United States • Biotechnology • Digital Health • Health Care
HQ: South San Francisco, United States • Biotechnology • Digital Health • Health Care
Verified live · 11 hours ago 3 days ago

Data & AI Engineer II

$91k – $194k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Middle • 2+ years expIn office (Brisbane, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Python
SQL
Python
Django
FastAPI
Flask
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
Function Calling
Hallucination
LLM
Streamlit
AI Agents
RAG
NumPy
Scikit-learn
Statsmodels
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
Git
Azure
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
Analytics
Plotly
QA
Pytest
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Canva

canva.com
Canva is an Australian multinational graphic design and online publishing platform founded in 2013 by Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, and Cameron Adams. Designed to make visual communication accessible to non-professionals, Canva features an intuitive drag-and-drop editor alongside a vast library of customizable templates, stock media, fonts, and graphics.
canva.com • HQ: Sydney, Australia • Design & Creative • Digital Design • Graphic Design • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Sydney, Australia • Design & Creative • Digital Design • Graphic Design • 1001-5000 employees
$99k – $249k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • Sydney • Remote (Australia) • Full-Time • Senior • English
ElasticSearch
OpenSearch
DevOps
Vector
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 4 days ago

Senior Research Scientist - Design Generation (Sydney)

$106k – $267k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 6+ years expIn office (Sydney, Australia) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior • English
Fine-tuning
Multimodal AI
LLM
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$99k – $249k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • Melbourne • Remote (Australia) • Full-Time • Senior • English
ElasticSearch
OpenSearch
DevOps
Vector
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Quantium

quantium.com
Quantium provides data science, analytics and artificial intelligence services. Its work combines retail transaction data with modelling for large corporates. The company also builds decision platforms for retailers and banks.
quantium.com • HQ: Sydney, Australia • Analytics Platforms • Artificial Intelligence • Data & Analytics • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2002
HQ: Sydney, Australia • Analytics Platforms • Artificial Intelligence • Data & Analytics • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2002
Verified live · 2 hours ago 13 days ago

Senior Full Stack AI Engineer

$83k – $210k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years expSydney • Remote (Australia) • Senior
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 18 days ago

Senior Data Scientist - AI Technical Solutions

$84k – $212k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expSydney • Remote (Australia) • Senior
Python
SQL
AI/ML
LangChain
LangGraph
LLM
Vertex AI
DevOps
AWS
Azure
Docker
GCP
Analytics
A/B Testing
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago

Lead Data Scientist - AI Technical Solutions

$97k – $232k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 7+ years expSydney • Remote (Australia) • Staff
Python
AI/ML
LangChain
LangGraph
Vertex AI
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
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tryolabs

tryolabs.com
Tryolabs is a specialized AI and machine learning solutions company that helps companies create business value by partnering with them through their AI journey.
tryolabs.com • Data & Analytics • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2009
Data & Analytics • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2009
$107k – $237k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Scikit-learn
XGBoost
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
Terraform
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NICE

nice.com
NICE is a global enterprise software leader that provides cloud and AI-driven solutions to optimize customer service, financial compliance, and public safety. Its flagship cloud platform empowers contact centers worldwide with advanced analytics and automation to deliver seamless, personalized customer experiences. Additionally, the company offers specialized solutions to help organizations prevent financial crime, manage risk, and maintain regulatory compliance.
nice.com • HQ: Ra'anana, Israel • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1986
HQ: Ra'anana, Israel • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1986
Verified live · 10 min ago 4 months ago

Lead Software Engineer, AI, CX

$97k – $231k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 7+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Sydney, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
JavaScript
Python
SQL
AI/ML
Prompt Engineering
DevOps
Rest API
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REA Group

rea-group.com
REA is a digital advertising firm that operates in the real estate space to offer content, data, insights, property valuation estimates, and home financing solutions across Australia, Asia, and North America.
rea-group.com • Gurgaon • Sydney • Brisbane • Richmond • Adelaide • Wireless • Residential Real Estate • Real Estate • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1995
Gurgaon • Sydney • Brisbane • Richmond • Adelaide • Wireless • Residential Real Estate • Real Estate • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1995
Verified live · 1 day ago 6 days ago

Software Engineer - Machine Learning

In office (Sydney, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
C#
Python
SQL
Python
FastAPI
Flask
AI/ML
Keras
LightGBM
PyTorch
Scikit-learn
Time Series Forecasting
Transformers
XGBoost
TensorFlow
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia (commonly known as CommBank or CBA) is Australia’s largest multinational financial services institution and the largest publicly traded company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Founded in 1911 by the Australian federal government, CommBank originally served as both a commercial bank and Australia’s central bank before its central banking functions were transferred to the Reserve Bank of Australia.
commbank.com.au • HQ: Sydney, Australia • Financial Services • FinTech • Banking • 5000+ employees
HQ: Sydney, Australia • Financial Services • FinTech • Banking • 5000+ employees
Verified live · 2 hours ago 25 days ago

Senior Data Scientist, ML, NLP, GenAI, Agentic AI

$83k – $210k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Sydney, Australia) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
AI/ML
Hallucination
LLM
NLP
RAG
Edge AI
LLM Evaluation
LLM Guardrails
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 8 days ago

Staff Software Engineer- AI/ML, AI CoE Payments Technology

$120k – $264k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • In office (Melbourne, Sydney, Australia) • Full-Time • Staff
Java
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
AI Agents
AWS Bedrock
LLM
Prompt Engineering
RAG
Human-in-the-Loop
LLM Guardrails
Function Calling
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
GitHub Actions
Kubernetes
Terraform
Vector
GitHub
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 11 days ago

Engineering Senior Manager - AI Powered Engineering

$83k – $210k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Sydney, Australia) • Full-Time • Senior
AI Agents
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Airwallex

airwallex.com
Airwallex is a global financial technology company that provides cross-border payment, treasury, and banking infrastructure for businesses. Founded in Melbourne in 2015, the platform offers multi-currency business accounts, foreign exchange, payment acceptance, corporate cards, and expense management tools. It helps companies optimize international transactions and scale globally by bypassing traditional, costly banking intermediaries.
airwallex.com • HQ: Singapore • Financial Services • FinTech • Payments • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Singapore • Financial Services • FinTech • Payments • 1001-5000 employees
Verified live · 2 hours ago 7 days ago

Senior AI Engineer (Risk & Payments)

$96k – $242k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 2+ years expIn office (Sydney, Australia) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
AutoGen
CrewAI
Fine-tuning
JAX
LangChain
LlamaIndex
PyTorch
RAG
Semantic Kernel
Function Calling
Marketing
Salesforce
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Principal AI Engineer, Business Accounts

$107k – $256k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 10+ years expIn office (Sydney, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
Marketing
Salesforce
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Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering innovative prescription medicines for serious diseases. The company focuses on key therapeutic areas including oncology, hematology, immunology, cardiovascular disease, and neuroscience. Formed through historical mergers and major strategic acquisitions, it produces several widely used treatments such as Eliquis and Opdivo.
bms.com • Los Angeles • Minneapolis • Princeton • Cambridge • Little Rock • Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals • Health Care • 1001-5000 employees
Los Angeles • Minneapolis • Princeton • Cambridge • Little Rock • Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals • Health Care • 1001-5000 employees
Verified live · 1 hour ago 7 days ago

Senior AI Engineer

$137k – $266k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Seattle, Madison, Princeton, Cambridge, United States, Brisbane, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
TypeScript
Python
FastAPI
AI/ML
AI Agents
AWS Bedrock
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Cursor
Gemini
Grok
LangChain
LangGraph
LangSmith
LLM
Multimodal AI
Promptfoo
Pydantic AI
Windsurf
Anthropic
Human-in-the-Loop
LLM Guardrails
OpenAI
OpenAI Agents SDK
OpenAI Codex
Function Calling
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
AWS
AWS CDK
CI/CD
CloudFormation
Platform Engineering
Terraform
Vector
GitHub
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Xero

xero.com
Xero (ASX: XRO) is a global cloud-based accounting software platform headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand. Founded in 2006 by Rod Drury and Hamish Edwards, the company provides small business owners, accountants, and bookkeepers with automated financial management software. Operating on a SaaS business model, Xero offers real-time bank reconciliation, automated invoicing, expense tracking, payroll processing, fixed asset management, and financial reporting.
xero.com • HQ: Wellington, New Zealand • Software • Financial Services • FinTech • 51-200 employees • Est. 2006
HQ: Wellington, New Zealand • Software • Financial Services • FinTech • 51-200 employees • Est. 2006
Verified live · 2 hours ago 8 days ago

Senior/Applied Scientist - AI Products

$124k – $272k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (Melbourne, Australia) • Part-Time • Senior
Python
Scala
AI/ML
Computer Vision
NLP
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 12 days ago

Engineering Manager - Machine Learning (AI Products)

Lead • Remote/Hybrid (Auckland, New Zealand, Sydney, Melbourne, Australia) • Full-Time • Staff
JAX
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 1 month ago

Senior Engineer - ML Systems (AI Products)

$88k – $221k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Sydney, Melbourne, Australia) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
Python
Dask
AI/ML
LLM
MLFlow
Prefect
PyTorch
Spark
TensorFlow
Fine-tuning
DevOps
AWS
Kubernetes
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Huzzle

huzzle.app
Huzzle is an early careers platform connecting students, societies, and employers. Starting out as a CRM for pre-professional student societies, Huzzle has evolved into the university career companion used by over 100,000 talents in the UK.
huzzle.app • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Professional Services • Education • Human Resources • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Professional Services • Education • Human Resources • 1001-5000 employees
Verified live · 1 day ago 11 days ago

AI-Assisted Web Developer / Landing Page & Funnel Developer

Remote (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Colombia) • Full-Time
PHP
JavaScript
TypeScript
PHP
WordPress
AI/ML
Claude
Cursor
FastAI
PyTorch
Copilot
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Cloudflare
Vercel
GitHub
Management
Zapier
Marketing
GA4
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Open 139 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

AI Automation Engineer

$97k – $203k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • Remote (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada) • Full-Time • Junior
JavaScript
Python
AI/ML
Claude
Anthropic
Hugging Face
OpenAI
DevOps
Rest API
Management
Make.com
n8n
Zapier
Marketing
HubSpot
Salesforce
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Open 139 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

AI Automation Engineer

$62k – $106k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • Remote (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Hungary) • Full-Time • Junior
JavaScript
Python
AI/ML
Claude
Prompt Engineering
OpenAI
Management
Make.com
n8n
Zapier
Marketing
HubSpot
Salesforce
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NCS Australia

ncs.com.au
NCS Australia is a leading technology services firm that provides digital transformation, IT consulting, cloud solutions, and enterprise application development across the Asia-Pacific region. Serving key sectors such as public services, healthcare, finance, and logistics, the company helps organizations modernize infrastructure, enhance cybersecurity, and leverage data and artificial intelligence.
ncs.com.au • HQ: Sydney, Australia • Cybersecurity • IT Consulting • Information Technology • 501-1000 employees
HQ: Sydney, Australia • Cybersecurity • IT Consulting • Information Technology • 501-1000 employees
Verified live · 1 hour ago 12 days ago

Program Tech Lead - AI & Digital Platform (Google Cloud)

$97k – $231k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 15+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Sydney, Australia) • Relocation • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Google ADK
LLM
Vertex AI
Frontend
Angular
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
GCP
Google Cloud Run
Google GKE
Platform Engineering
Terraform
Kubernetes
IAM
QA
Selenium
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 21 day ago

AI Platform Tech Lead (Apigee X & Multi Cloud)

$96k – $231k per year (Estimated) • Lead • Remote/Hybrid (Sydney, Australia) • Full-Time • Senior
AWS Bedrock
Embeddings
Function Calling
LLM
Vertex AI
A2A
OpenAI
AI Agents
Model Context Protocol
LiteLLM
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
GCP
Google Cloud Run
Google GKE
Rest API
Terraform
Kubernetes
API Gateway
IAM
Cybersecurity
Zscaler
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

GCP AI Engineer

Remote/Hybrid (Sydney, Australia) • Full-Time • Senior
Function Calling
Gemini
Hallucination
LLM
RAG
Vertex AI
Knowledge Graph
LLM Guardrails
DevOps
GCP
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Zscaler

zscaler.com
Zscaler is a global cloud cybersecurity company that provides a Zero Trust architecture to protect enterprise networks, users, and data. Built as a native cloud platform, its Zero Trust Exchange securely connects employees, devices, and workloads directly to applications without relying on traditional corporate networks or legacy VPNs. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company offers scalable security services - such as threat protection, cloud security, and data loss prevention - to thousands of organizations worldwide.
zscaler.com • HQ: San Jose, United States • Network Security • Cybersecurity • Cloud Security • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2008
HQ: San Jose, United States • Network Security • Cybersecurity • Cloud Security • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2008
Verified live · 1 hour ago 1 month ago

Principal AI Security Specialist

$97k – $233k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 10+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Melbourne, Australia) • Principal
Model Context Protocol
RAG
Edge AI
LLM
AI Agents
Cybersecurity
Zero Trust
Zscaler
IoT
Matter
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Karbon

karbonhq.com
Karbon is a practice management platform for accounting firms, bookkeepers and professional services teams. It unifies email, work, clients, billing and payments, and built-in AI (Kai) in one place.
karbonhq.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Services • Software • Audit
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Services • Software • Audit
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Senior AI Engineer

$83k – $208k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Melbourne, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C#
Python
JavaScript
SQL
TypeScript
C#
.NET
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
Google ADK
LangChain
OpenAI SDK
LLM Evaluation
OpenAI
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
React Native
DevOps
Azure
Datadog
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Seek Rewards

seekrewards.com
Seek Rewards is a consumer fintech and shopping platform that delivers personalized deals, discounts, and brand discovery through a privacy-first mobile application. Rather than relying on generic coupon codes or tracking invasive user data, the service uses AI algorithms and preference-based curation to connect consumers directly with customized offers from hundreds of emerging and popular retail brands.
seekrewards.com • Kuala Lumpur • Perth • Sydney • Bangkok • Taguig • Commerce • Sales & Marketing • Loyalty Programs • 1001-5000 employees
Kuala Lumpur • Perth • Sydney • Bangkok • Taguig • Commerce • Sales & Marketing • Loyalty Programs • 1001-5000 employees
Verified live · 1 hour ago 14 days ago

Principal AI Security Engineer

$99k – $236k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Australia) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
LLM
Prompt Engineering
RAG
LLM Guardrails
AI Agents
Model Context Protocol
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Cloudera

cloudera.com
Cloudera provides a hybrid data platform for analytics, machine learning and data engineering. Its lineage traces to early enterprise Hadoop distributions and a later merger with Hortonworks. Large regulated enterprises use it to run analytics across on-premise and cloud estates.
cloudera.com • HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Data Centers • Data & Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2008
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Data Centers • Data & Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2008
Verified live · 10 hours ago 20 days ago

Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Australia (Senior/Principal Level)

$94k – $224k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 7+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Sydney, Melbourne, Australia) • Full-Time • Principal
Fine-tuning
RAG
Semantic Search
Context Engineering
LLMOps
Semantic Search
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
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Granicus

granicus.com
Granicus connects governments with the people they serve by providing the first and only civic engagement platform for the public sector. Over 5,500 federal, state, and local government agencies and more than 300 million citizen subscribers power an unmatched Subscriber Network that turns government missions into quantifiable results. With comprehensive cloud-based solutions for communications, government website design, meeting and agenda management software, records management, and digital services, Granicus empowers stronger relationships between government and residents across the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
granicus.com • Perm • Washington • Columbia • Content Management Systems (CMS) • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Government • Digital Government
Perm • Washington • Columbia • Content Management Systems (CMS) • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Government • Digital Government
$165k – $205k per year • Lead • 7+ years exp • Remote (United States, India, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
LLM
RAG
AI Agents
Cybersecurity
FedRAMP
SOC 2
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Relevance AI

relevanceai.com
Relevance AI is the home of the AI workforce: where anyone can build and recruit teams of AI agents to complete tasks on autopilot. Our no-code platform is built for ops teams, no technical background required. Subject-matter experts can use Relevance to design powerful AI agents and AI teams without relying on developer resources.
relevanceai.com • San Francisco • Sydney • Barcelona • Autonomous Driving • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents
San Francisco • Sydney • Barcelona • Autonomous Driving • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents
$122k – $268k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • Remote/Hybrid (Sydney, Australia) • Full-Time • Staff
JavaScript
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
Node JS
Express
Databases
Databricks
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
LLM Guardrails
OpenAI Codex
Frontend
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Datadog
GitHub Actions
Octopus Deploy
Platform Engineering
GitHub
Kubernetes
Terraform
Vercel
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Cognition

cognition.com
Cognition is an applied artificial intelligence lab founded in 2023 that created Devin, an autonomous software engineering agent able to plan, write and debug code across a full repository. The company drew attention for demonstrating long-horizon coding work rather than single-file completion, and it sells Devin to engineering organisations. In 2025 it acquired the Windsurf coding assistant team and product, broadening its developer tooling.
cognition.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Home Healthcare • Artificial Intelligence
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Home Healthcare • Artificial Intelligence
Top 25% payVerified live · 9 hours ago 26 days ago

Applied AI Engineer - ANZ

$180k – $225k per year • Middle • 3+ years expSydney • Remote (ANZ) • Full-Time • Middle
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
Cursor
LLM
Devin
Scale AI
AI Agents
Model Context Protocol
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TAL

tal.com.au
Every day our people work to help Australians live a life filled with choices, options and freedoms, no matter what happens. We believe deeply in the value of what we do and together with our partners, today we protect nearly 4 million Australian...
tal.com.au • Sydney • Melbourne • Brisbane • Insurance • Est. 1869
Sydney • Melbourne • Brisbane • Insurance • Est. 1869
Verified live · 1 hour ago 29 days ago

AI and Automation Lead

$95k – $228k per year (Estimated) • Lead • Remote/Hybrid (Sydney, Australia) • Full-Time • Middle
Copilot
Prompt Engineering
RAG
Management
Power Automate
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Hybrid 42%
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On site 26%
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Equity 18%
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How pay is distributed

Most employers in this selection do not publish a figure, so the range below is Alion's own estimate, derived from 63 comparable listings priced by role, level and country. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $151K and $189K a year, with a median of $165K. By level, the median runs senior at $153K, staff at $198K, and lead at $165K. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.

The market right now

Alion currently lists 84 open Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Australia from 42 companies. 16 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 37 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.

Where the work is

The largest concentrations of these roles are Australia (2), Taiwan (2), New Zealand (1), and Hong Kong (1). 32% of the listings are fully remote and a further 42% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.

Who is hiring

The employers with the most open Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Australia right now are Canva (11), Xero (7), Huzzle (5), Binance (5), Quantium (4), and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (4). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.

What employers ask for

Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are Python (46), AI Agents (40), LLM (36), AWS (25), RAG (23), Prompt Engineering (17), TypeScript (16), and CI/CD (16). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.

Relocation, visas and equity

Of the current Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Australia, 3 state visa sponsorship, 2 offer a relocation package, and 15 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.

Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Australia
Frequently asked questions
How many Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Australia are open right now?
There are 84 open Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Australia on Alion from 42 companies. The list was last refreshed on August 28, 2026.
What do Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Australia pay?
The median is $165K a year, and the middle half of the market falls between $151K and $189K. Few of these employers publish a figure, so this is Alion's estimate based on 63 comparable listings.
Are any of these roles remote?
27 of the 84 listings (32%) are fully remote, and you can filter the list down to them in one click.
Which companies are hiring?
The most active employers right now are Canva, Xero, Huzzle, Binance, Quantium, and Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Each has its own page on Alion with the rest of its open roles.
Can I get visa sponsorship or relocation?
Yes - of the current listings, 3 state visa sponsorship and 2 offer a relocation package. Both are filters on the jobs page.
How do I apply?
Open any listing and apply on the employer's own board through the link on the page. No account is required to browse or to apply.