Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Chicago

Machine Learning Engineer jobs in Chicago hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $204,944/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Hightouch

hightouch.com
Hightouch is a customer data platform that syncs data from existing warehouses to tools like CRMs, email marketing platforms, and ad networks. It helps businesses use their data for personalized marketing, improving customer engagement and campaign performance. With a no-code interface, Hightouch simplifies data integration while avoiding duplication, ensuring data integrity and security.
hightouch.com • San Francisco • New York • London • Paris • Denver • Sales & Marketing • Data & Analytics • Data Integration • Est. 2018
San Francisco • New York • London • Paris • Denver • Sales & Marketing • Data & Analytics • Data Integration • Est. 2018
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Staff Engineer, AI Productivity

$180k – $400k per year • Equity • Staff+ • Remote (North America) • Staff
Go
JavaScript
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Cursor
Devin
Model Context Protocol
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
CI/CD
CircleCI
Datadog
Platform Engineering
GitHub
Management
Slack
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Sardine

sardine.ai
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sardine.ai • HQ: San Francisco, United States • FinTech • Cybersecurity • Fraud Detection
HQ: San Francisco, United States • FinTech • Cybersecurity • Fraud Detection
Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Forward Deployed AI Engineer

$140k – $251k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Fine-tuning
Prompt Engineering
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Open 357 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 12 months ago

Machine Learning Engineer

Remote (North America) • Full-Time
Go
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
GCP
Kubernetes
Docker
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Reka

reka.ch
With the Reka-Card you benefit indirectly from a discount with every payment. Reka Holidays offer a family-friendly selection in Switzerland and Europe.
reka.ch • San Francisco • London • Adventure Tourism • Public Transport • Government • Est. 1968
San Francisco • London • Adventure Tourism • Public Transport • Government • Est. 1968
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Member of Technical Staff (Machine Learning Engineer)

$157k – $315k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States, Singapore, United Kingdom) • Visa sponsorship • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C++
Java
Python
Scala
C++
PyTorch C++
TensorFlow C++
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Diffusion Models
Fine-tuning
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Transformers
CUDA Toolkit
Multimodal AI
Spark
CUDA
Edge AI
DevOps
AWS
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Open 109 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

Member of Technical Staff (Data Intelligence)

$140k – $307k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • Singapore • Remote (United States, United Kingdom, Singapore) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Staff
Python
AI/ML
Multimodal AI
PyTorch
Ray
Spark
Edge AI
DevOps
CI/CD
GitHub
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Open 222 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 8 months ago

Member of Technical Staff (Applied AI)

$126k – $277k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • Remote (United States, United Kingdom) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Staff
Multimodal AI
Edge AI
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Coinbase

coinbase.com
Coinbase is an American cryptocurrency company founded in 2012 that operates the largest regulated digital asset exchange in the United States. It serves retail customers through a consumer app and advanced trading interface, institutions through prime brokerage and custody, and developers through infrastructure including the Base layer-two network and staking services. Listed on Nasdaq since its 2021 direct listing and run as a remote-first company, it also co-founded the USDC stablecoin with Circle and derives a growing share of revenue from subscriptions, custody fees and blockchain rewards rather than trading commissions alone.
coinbase.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Crypto Wallets • Stablecoins • FinTech • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Crypto Exchanges • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2012
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Crypto Wallets • Stablecoins • FinTech • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Crypto Exchanges • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2012
Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Staff Machine Learning Engineer(Platform - Identity)

$165k – $334k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Staff
Python
AI/ML
Anomaly Detection
Computer Vision
NLP
PyTorch
TensorFlow
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Pavago

pavago.co
Pavago is an offshore recruitment and staffing firm that helps small and medium-sized businesses source, hire, and manage pre-vetted remote talent from regions like Latin America, South Asia, and Africa. Headquartered in the United States, the company specializes in placing remote professionals across functional areas including operations, product management, software engineering, digital marketing, and customer support.
pavago.co • HQ: Dubai, United Arab Emirates • Professional Services • Human Resources • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Dubai, United Arab Emirates • Professional Services • Human Resources • 1001-5000 employees
Verified live · 1 hour ago 3 months ago

Full-Stack AI Engineer

$130k – $284k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Middle
JavaScript
Node JS
Python
SQL
TypeScript
Python
FastAPI
Flask
Databases
FAISS
Pinecone
Weaviate
AI/ML
Dagster
Embeddings
Fine-tuning
LLM
Prefect
PyTorch
RAG
Semantic Search
TensorFlow
Vertex AI
Amazon SageMaker
Hugging Face
OpenAI
Semantic Search
Kubeflow
MLFlow
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Vector
Cybersecurity
GDPR
HIPAA
SOC 2
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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E Source

esource.com
We're a solutions-based research, consulting, and data science firm that has been a change agent in the utility sector for over 35 years. We help utilities make and implement better data-driven decisions that positively impact their customers, the...
esource.com • Louisville • Nashville • Calgary • Data & Analytics • Energy & Utilities • Professional Services
Louisville • Nashville • Calgary • Data & Analytics • Energy & Utilities • Professional Services
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

AI / ML Engineer

$115k – $145k per year • Senior • 7+ years expCalgary • Remote (United States, Canada) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
AutoGen
LangChain
LangGraph
LlamaIndex
LLM
RAG
Time Series Forecasting
Hugging Face
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
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Chime

chime.com
Chime is a leading financial technology company that offers mobile banking services designed to help everyday Americans manage their money without fee friction. Partnering with FDIC-insured banks, the firm provides checking and savings accounts, early direct-deposit access, and fee-free overdraft protection. Through its user-friendly app, it aims to make financial wellness accessible by simplifying spending, saving, and building credit.
chime.com • New York • San Francisco • Chicago • Financial Services • Banking • FinTech • 501-1000 employees
New York • San Francisco • Chicago • Financial Services • Banking • FinTech • 501-1000 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior AI/ML Engineer

$172k – $238k per year • Equity • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (Chicago, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
Python
pySpark
Databases
Apache Kafka
Redis
Snowflake
AI/ML
NLP
PyTorch
Spark
Amazon SageMaker
DevOps
AWS
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Life360

life360.com
Life360 is a family safety technology company headquartered in San Mateo, California, and founded in 2008. The company operates a mobile app that shares location between family members and adds driving reports, crash detection, roadside assistance, and item tracking through its Tile and Jiobit hardware brands. It reports more than 80 million monthly active users worldwide and is listed on both the Nasdaq and the Australian Securities Exchange.
life360.com • HQ: San Mateo, United States • Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers • Consumer Electronics • Online Communication • Internet Services • Mobile App Development • Software • Lifestyle • Est. 2008
HQ: San Mateo, United States • Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers • Consumer Electronics • Online Communication • Internet Services • Mobile App Development • Software • Lifestyle • Est. 2008
Top 25% payVerified live · 7 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior MLOps Engineer II (AI Native)

$148k – $216k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Python
SQL
Python
FastAPI
pySpark
Dask
Databases
Apache Kafka
Databricks
AI/ML
Airflow
dbt
Flink
Kubeflow
MLFlow
Spark
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
Feast
Ray
Triton Inference Server
vLLM
Triton
Feature Store
TGI
DevOps
Amazon EKS
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Git
Google GKE
Kubernetes
Terraform
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SambaNova Systems

sambanova.ai
SambaNova Systems is an American artificial intelligence company founded in 2017 by Stanford professors Kunle Olukotun and Christopher Re together with former Oracle executive Rodrigo Liang. It designs the Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit, a processor whose datapath is configured to match a model's computation graph rather than executing fixed instructions, and pairs it with a three-tier memory system that keeps very large models resident. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company sells complete systems and a hosted cloud service to enterprises and governments that want to run frontier open models on their own terms rather than through a public model provider.
sambanova.ai • HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Data Centers • LLM & Generative AI • Hardware • Artificial Intelligence • Semiconductors • AI Infrastructure • 201-500 employees • Est. 2017
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Data Centers • LLM & Generative AI • Hardware • Artificial Intelligence • Semiconductors • AI Infrastructure • 201-500 employees • Est. 2017
Verified live · 6 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer - ML Infrastructure

$144k – $258k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
LLM
SGLang
TensorRT
TensorRT-LLM
vLLM
Function Calling
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Latitude AI

lat.ai
Latitude AI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company that develops automated driving technologies. The company was formed in 2023 to reimagine what it's like to drive, giving drivers time back on their journeys and transforming the driving experience to be safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone. Headquartered in Pittsburgh with engineering centers in Dearborn, Mich.
lat.ai • HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Automotive Manufacturing • Autonomous Driving • Artificial Intelligence
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Automotive Manufacturing • Autonomous Driving • Artificial Intelligence
Verified live · 12 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer - Machine Learning - Multi-Object Tracking

$193k – $374k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 4+ years expPalo Alto • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
C++
PyTorch C++
AI/ML
Computer Vision
PyTorch
Robotics
Motion Planning
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Open 300 daysVerified live · 12 hours ago 10 months ago

Senior / Staff Software Engineer- Unified Modeling (Machine Learning)

$179k – $269k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 5+ years expPalo Alto • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C++
Python
C++
PyTorch C++
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
Computer Vision
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Robotics
Motion Planning
Sensor Fusion
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Moderntreasury

moderntreasury.com
Launch payment operations in days, not months. One API for multi-rail payments with programmable accounts, real-time reporting, and built-in compliance.
moderntreasury.com • San Francisco • New York • Stablecoins • Cryptocurrencies • Blockchain & Crypto
San Francisco • New York • Stablecoins • Cryptocurrencies • Blockchain & Crypto
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

AI Search and Discovery Lead

$120k – $160k per year • Lead • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Staff
ChatGPT
Claude
Gemini
LLM
Perplexity
Marketing
Ahrefs
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Qventus

qventus.com
Qventus uses machine learning and behavioural science to automate hospital operations such as operating room scheduling and discharge planning. Founded in 2012 in California, it plugs into electronic health records and nudges staff with concrete next actions. Its customers include many of the largest American health systems.
qventus.com • HQ: Mountain View, United States • Health Care • Hospitals & Clinics • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2012
HQ: Mountain View, United States • Health Care • Hospitals & Clinics • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2012
Verified live · 12 hours ago 3 months ago

AI Tooling Engineer

$102k – $212k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Junior • 1+ year exp • Remote (United States) • Internship • Junior
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Copilot
LangChain
LLM
RAG
LLM Evaluation
DevOps
Vector
Management
Jira
Notion
Slack
Marketing
Salesforce
Zendesk
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Multi Media Llc

multimediallc.com
Multi Media, LLC is a leading provider of live streaming video solutions and engaging community forums. The company specializes in building cutting-edge web platforms that facilitate real-time interaction and live events, such as sports and concerts. With a focus on innovation, Multi Media, LLC offers advanced analytics, enterprise-grade security, and custom payment solutions to enhance user experience and drive growth.
multimediallc.com • Irvine • Las Vegas • Online Forums & Communities • Streaming & OTT Platforms
Irvine • Las Vegas • Online Forums & Communities • Streaming & OTT Platforms
Open 92 daysTop 25% pay 3 months ago

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

$200k – $240k per year • Senior • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
AI/ML
Computer Vision
LLM
NumPy
PyTorch
Scikit-learn
TensorFlow
XGBoost
Recommender Systems
Embeddings
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Fuku

eatfuku.com
Fuku is a fast-casual restaurant concept founded by chef David Chang that specializes in Asian- and Southern-inspired spicy fried chicken. Originating from a secret menu item at Momofuku Noodle Bar in New York, the brand has grown into a standalone culinary concept known for its signature chicken sandos, tenders, and sides. Today, Fuku operates through brick-and-mortar locations, major sports arenas, airports, and high-traffic venues across the United States.
eatfuku.com • HQ: New York, United States • Delivery • Food & Beverages • Catering & Food Services • 501-1000 employees
HQ: New York, United States • Delivery • Food & Beverages • Catering & Food Services • 501-1000 employees
Open 94 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago

Senior Full-Stack Engineer - LLM-Powered Code Review PoC

$145k – $260k per year (Estimated) • Senior • San Francisco • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
Python
JavaScript
AI/ML
LLM
Anthropic
OpenAI
Frontend
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
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Open 183 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 6 months ago

Senior Prompt Engineering Engineer

$145k – $260k per year (Estimated) • Senior • San Francisco • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
Claude
Copilot
DeepEval
Gemini
LangChain
LangGraph
LangSmith
LlamaIndex
LLM
NLP
Prompt Engineering
Ragas
Weights & Biases
LLM Evaluation
LLM Guardrails
AI Agents
Synthetic Data
DevOps
Vector
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$190k – $260k per year • Equity • New York • Remote (United States) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time
Node JS
Python
JavaScript
Node JS
Prisma
AI/ML
PyTorch
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
gRPC
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Akasa

akasa.com
AKASA provides generative AI (GenAI) solutions for the healthcare revenue cycle, from prior auth to CDI to coding to claims management.
akasa.com • South San Francisco • San Francisco • New York • Health Care • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI
South San Francisco • San Francisco • New York • Health Care • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI
Open 94 daysTop 25% pay 4 months ago

Sr. Machine Learning Engineer

$175k – $230k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
C++
PyTorch C++
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Fine-tuning
PyTorch
Scikit-learn
Spark
TensorFlow
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
Kubernetes
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GitLab

gitlab.com
GitLab is a comprehensive, open-source DevSecOps platform that enables software teams to manage the entire software development lifecycle within a single application. It streamlines operations by offering integrated tools for source code management, continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), security testing, and project planning. By consolidating the entire pipeline into one continuous workflow, it helps engineering teams accelerate code delivery, improve collaboration, and maintain strict security compliance.
gitlab.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Information Technology • Cybersecurity • DevSecOps • DevOps • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Information Technology • Cybersecurity • DevSecOps • DevOps • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
Verified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago

Senior AI Engineer

$139k – $249k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • Remote (United States) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
LLM
Prompt Engineering
RAG
Anthropic
Human-in-the-Loop
LLM Guardrails
OpenAI
AI Agents
Function Calling
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
CI/CD
Rest API
GitLab
Management
n8n
Marketing
Marketo
Salesforce
Zendesk
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Hugging Face

huggingface.co
Hugging Face is an American company, founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, that runs the largest open platform for sharing machine learning models, datasets and demonstration applications. Its Hub hosts more than a million public models and is often described as the GitHub of machine learning, while its open-source libraries such as Transformers, Diffusers and Datasets are standard tools in research and production pipelines. The company earns revenue from paid Hub features, managed inference endpoints and enterprise deployments, and works with cloud and chip vendors to make open models easy to run anywhere.
huggingface.co • HQ: New York, United States • Software • MLOps • Machine Learning • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • 201-500 employees • Est. 2016
HQ: New York, United States • Software • MLOps • Machine Learning • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • 201-500 employees • Est. 2016
$140k – $307k per year (Estimated)New York • Remote (United States) • Full-Time
Python
AI/ML
Accelerate
Gradio
JAX
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Transformers
vLLM
Hugging Face
Fine-tuning
DevOps
GitHub
Management
Slack
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Root Insurance

joinroot.com
Root Insurance prices car policies using smartphone-measured driving behaviour. Applicants complete a test drive period before receiving a personalised rate. The company operates as a licensed carrier and also distributes through embedded partners.
joinroot.com • HQ: Columbus, United States • Est. 2015
HQ: Columbus, United States • Est. 2015
Top 25% payVerified live · 4 hours ago 8 days ago

Lead Machine Learning Engineer

$164k – $240k per year • Lead • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
Feature Store
LLM
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 8 days ago

Staff Machine Learning Engineer

$189k – $265k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
Feature Store
LLM
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Top 25% payVerified live · 4 hours ago 8 days ago

Senior Software Engineer, AI Platform

$154k – $210k per year • Senior • 4+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
LLM
DevOps
AWS
Terraform
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Later

later.com
We help marketers create authentic, high-performing social content and collaborate with creators to reach new audiences, drive engagement, and generate predictable ROI.
later.com • Vancouver • New York • Washington • Boston • Chicago • Media & Entertainment • Sales & Marketing • Social Media Marketing • Est. 2014
Vancouver • New York • Washington • Boston • Chicago • Media & Entertainment • Sales & Marketing • Social Media Marketing • Est. 2014
Open 95 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 4 months ago

Senior AI Automation Engineer

$110k – $160k per year • Senior • Boston • Remote (United States, Canada, Morocco) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
RAG
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Nimble Gravity

nimblegravity.com
Nimble Gravity is a data and artificial intelligence consultancy headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company builds data platforms, analytics, and AI systems for clients, and also takes on growth and ecommerce optimization work for private equity backed businesses. It staffs engagements with a mix of United States consultants and nearshore engineering teams in Latin America, positioning itself around outdoor-minded, expedition style project culture.
nimblegravity.com • HQ: Denver, United States • Business Intelligence • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • Data Engineering • Data & Analytics • IT Consulting • 201-500 employees
HQ: Denver, United States • Business Intelligence • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • Data Engineering • Data & Analytics • IT Consulting • 201-500 employees
Open 97 daysVerified live · 11 hours ago 4 months ago

AI Architect

$159k – $296k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • Remote (United States) • Architect
C#
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
C#
Entity Framework Core
Python
FastAPI
AI/ML
LangChain
RAG
Semantic Kernel
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
Material UI
DevOps
Azure
Azure AKS
CI/CD
Kubernetes
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Open 118 daysVerified live · 11 hours ago 4 months ago

Sr AI Engineer

$140k – $250k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Python
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
Embeddings
LangChain
LangGraph
Multimodal AI
PyTorch
RAG
Semantic Search
Hugging Face
Semantic Search
AI Agents
Model Context Protocol
Fine-tuning
LLM
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Vector
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Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Chicago
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