84 ml systems engineer jobs at 40 companies in Oceanside, CA

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ML Engineer - Inference & Model Deployment
Cupertino, CA, US
$250k-$310k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Turn powerful AI and ML models into fast, reliable production systems. Own inference latency, throughput, model-serving architecture, multi-GPU systems, and production deployment for millions of users.
Python, PyTorch, vLLM, SGLang, TensorRT, LLMs
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Founding Machine Learning / AI Search Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$310k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Build the ML and AI search behind HiringCafe — ranking, recommenders, retrieval, and LLM agents that surface jobs people would never find on their own.
Python, PyTorch, Elasticsearch, LLMs
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Founding Backend / Infra Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$300k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Own the crawlers, pipelines, and infrastructure powering a real-time job search engine. Strong Node.js and Python fundamentals; bonus points for security and reverse-engineering chops.
Node.js, Python, Elasticsearch, Redis
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Staff ML Systems Engineer, Distributed Systems
Irvine, California, United States
$70k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Field AI
Field AI: Develops autonomous software brains for robots in unstructured environments.
5+ YOE5+ years in distributed systems/ML platforms; strong Python; experience with Ray/Spark/Dask/Flink; design scalable data pipelines; cross-functional collaboration.
Python, Ray, Spark, Dask, Flink, Kubernetes, DeepSpeed, PyTorch, TensorFlow
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ML Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$123k-$193k/yr OnsiteFull Time
FICO
FICONYSE: FICO: Provides credit scoring and predictive analytics software for businesses.
M.S. or Ph.D. in a technical field, industry experience in analytic software or ML, strong programming in 2+ languages (C/C++, Java, Python), experience with cloud/distributed systems, SQL/no-SQL, Linux, and ML fundamentals.
C, C++, Java, Python, SQL, no-SQL databases, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, OpenTelemetry
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Systems Engineer, Mid
San Diego, California, United States
$62k-$141k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Consulting and technology services for government and commercial clients
6+ YOE6+ years of DoD systems engineering; secret clearance; Bachelor's in Engineering; MBSE, DevSecOps, ML/AI experience preferred.
MBSE, DevSecOps, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, ASEP, OCSMP, A+, Network+, Security+ CE, CCENT, MCTS, MCITP
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Systems Engineer, Data Center AI
San Diego, California, United States
$111k-$167k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Qualcomm
QualcommNASDAQ: QCOM: Designs and manufactures semiconductors and wireless telecommunications products.
6+ YOEBachelor's in engineering/CS/IS with 6+ years (or Master's 4+, PhD) systems engineering experience; strong Python and ML framework skills; ML deployment, profiling, and distributed systems experience.
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Git, Gerrit, GitHub, GitLab, Docker, Kubernetes, GitOps
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Systems Engineer
Arlington or Mount Laurel or Fall River or San Diego
$74k-$184k/yr HybridFull Time
Innovative Defense Technologies
Innovative Defense Technologies: Develops mission-critical defense software and systems for the U.S. government, focusing on automation and rapid capability delivery.
0+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent, 0-5 years experience, ability to obtain/maintain Secret clearance, travel up to 10%, experience with C/C++, Python, JavaScript, Java, Linux, Git, Agile, DevSecOps, and familiarity with tactical/combat systems.
C, C++, Python, JavaScript, Java, Linux, Git, Make, Maven, Ant, X-Windows, Model Based System Engineering (MBSE), Jenkins, Jira, Atlassian, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Azure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), DevSecOps, AEGIS Weapon System Common Source Library (CSL), Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) Single Source Library (SSL)
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Lead AI/ML Engineer (GenAI & Agentic Systems)-iCloud
San Diego, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Technical leadership in GenAI/agentic systems for large-scale cloud infrastructure; experience with LLMs, RAG, automation, evaluation/orchestration frameworks, and cross-team collaboration.
LLM, Retrieval-assisted generation (RAG)
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Systems Engineer, Launched Effects
Costa Mesa, California, United States
$146k-$194k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries: Defense technology building autonomous military hardware and software.
2+ YOE2+ years programming (Python, C++, or Rust), degree in engineering or computer science, safety-critical development and V&V experience, cloud platform familiarity, data modeling and AI/ML skills, willing to travel up to 25%, eligible for U.S. security clearance.
Python, C++, Rust, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Palantir Foundry, Tableau, AFSIM, JIRA, Confluence
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Principal Engineer - AI/ML
Frisco or San Jose or Newport Beach or New York or Toronto or Waterloo
$172k-$283k/yr HybridFull Time
McAfee
McAfee: Provides consumer cybersecurity, identity protection, and online privacy software.
10+ YOE10+ years software development experience with technical leadership; expertise in cloud-native architecture, agentic AI/ML, full-stack development, distributed systems, Kubernetes, and modern cloud platforms.
Python, Java, Go, Rust, C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, Dart, React, Flutter, gRPC, protobuf, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, Calico, OPA, Istio, Linkerd, eBPF, Cilium, Data Bricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Claude, ChatGPT
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RF Systems Project Engineer
Poway, California, United States
$106k-$190k/yr HybridFull Time
General Atomics
General Atomics: Designs and manufactures unmanned aircraft and nuclear technology systems.
8+ YOERequires advanced engineering degree or equivalent experience, ~8+ years engineering experience, RF/communications, signal processing and ML experience desired, systems integration and test experience, ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance, US citizenship.
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Sr. AI Engineer (Applied AI & ML Systems)
San Diego or United States or United Kingdom or Spain or France or Mexico or Netherlands
$160k-$205k/yr RemoteFull Time
Mitek Systems
Mitek SystemsNASDAQ: MITK: Provider of AI-powered identity verification and mobile deposit solutions.
6+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related required, ~6+ years relevant experience, 4+ years in ML/data/SE, 2+ years building LLM apps (1+ year agentic AI), advanced Python, LLM/RAG/agent experience, evaluation and production-grade AI systems expertise.
Python
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Sr Information Security Systems Engineer
Irvine or Plano
$121k-$166k/yr OnsiteFull Time
loanDepot
loanDepotNYSE: LDI: Provides residential mortgage loans and home refinancing services.
5+ YOEHands-on Azure security engineering, vulnerability management, intrusion monitoring, networking, forensics, scripting, and experience with Windows/Linux and application security; bachelor’s degree and 5+ years experience; CISSP/GIAC/CRISC/CEH preferred.
Azure, VMs, Azure SQL Database, Azure Functions, Azure Networking, Veracode, SonarQube, SIEM, WAF, IPS, IDS, ML, AI, NBA, EUBA, CASB, Microsoft Office
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Applied AI & Optimization Engineer
San Diego or United States
$140-$185/yr HybridFull Time
Firestorm Labs
Firestorm Labs: Develops and manufactures low-cost 3D-printed unmanned aerial vehicles.
5+ YOE5+ years in engineering with optimization/ML systems; Python; MILP/OR-Tools; productionizing algorithms; domain collaboration.
Python, Optimization frameworks, MILP solvers, Constraint solvers, OR-Tools, LLMs
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Sr. BESS Operations Engineer
Teaneck or San Francisco or Irvine
OnsiteFull Time
Qcells
Qcells: Provider of solar modules, energy storage, and EPC services.
5+ YOEBachelor's or Master's in engineering,5+ years BESS/renewable/grid operations experience,knowledge of power systems,industrial protocols,Linux/SSH,Ansible,ability to apply LLMs/ML for automation and monitoring.
Modbus, CANbus, DNP3, TCP/IP, Linux, SSH, Ansible, Python, SCADA, Confluence, LLMs
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Lead Machine Learning Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$125k-$237k/yr RemoteFull Time
AbbVie
AbbVieNYSE: ABBV: Develops and sells innovative pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical medicines.
7+ YOE2+ MgmtBS/MS/PhD in quantitative field,7+ years building ML systems,2+ years technical leadership,strong Python and ML framework experience, MLOps and cloud architecture experience,SQL/PySpark skills,excellent communication.
Python, scikit-learn, HuggingFace, PyTorch, TensorFlow/Keras, MLlib, SQL, PySpark, Pandas, Airflow, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Snowflake, RDS, DynamoDB, Kafka, Fivetran, dbt, EMR, SageMaker, DataDog, PagerDuty
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Director, Technical Lead Forward Deployed Engineer
Irvine or Los Angeles or Santa Clara or Boston or Short Hills or New York City or Austin or Dallas or Houston
OnsiteFull Time
KPMG
KPMG: Global professional services network providing audit, tax, and advisory.
10+ YOE5+ Mgmt10+ years shipping production secure software systems with AI/ML focus, bachelor’s in science/engineering, cloud experience (Azure/GCP/AWS), 5+ years leadership, portfolio/GitHub evidence, strong communication and problem-solving.
Claude Code, Lovable, Cursor, Azure, GCP, AWS, GitHub
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Machine Learning Engineer, Senior Manager
Southfield or San Francisco or Seattle or Boston or New York City or Los Angeles or San Diego or United States
$184k-$270k/yr RemoteFull Time
Credit Acceptance
Credit AcceptanceNASDAQ: CACC: Provides vehicle financing programs for subprime credit consumers.
8+ YOEPhD (8+ yrs) or MS (10+ yrs) in a relevant technical field; 8+ years designing, building, and deploying ML/DL/Gen-AI models; hands-on experience with production ML/LLM ops, scalable systems, and leading technical teams.
Kubeflow, DVC, Ray, gRPC, GraphQL, Databricks MLflow, Databricks Model Serving, MLflow, Apache Airflow, Spark, Flink, Kafka, Kinesis, Snowflake, Databricks, XGBoost, Transformers
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Colorado Springs or Fort Carson or Charleston or Denver or San Diego
$110k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
The Marlin Alliance
The Marlin Alliance: Provides digital transformation and automation services to defense agencies.
U.S. citizen with active Top Secret clearance; strong Python and ML experience; experience with distributed systems, cloud-native development, containerization, GIS, and DevOps; able to work aboard Navy vessels.
Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis, RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ, AWS Lambda, Dask, Spark, AWS S3, RDS, EFS, SNS, SQS, AirByte, Apache Airflow, dbt, Apache Iceberg, Snowflake, ArcGIS, PostGIS, Docker, Kubernetes, Python, Git, Java, C++, Go, Rust, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, AWS, Azure
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Distinguished Engineer - Chief Architect
San Jose or Portland or Research Triangle Park or Seattle or New York City or Irvine or San Diego
$337k-$427k/yr HybridFull Time
Cisco
CiscoNASDAQ: CSCO: Develops and sells networking hardware and cybersecurity software.
17+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Engineering or equivalent; 17+ years in software engineering, technical architecture, distributed systems or AI/ML; principal/architect experience; proven ability to set technical strategy and drive cross-organizational architecture; cloud and AI/ML experience.
CIRCUIT, GCP, AWS, Azure, LLM, RAG
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Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Santa Barbara or San Diego or Denver
$264k-$330k/yr HybridFull Time
AppFolio
AppFolioNASDAQ: APPF: Provides cloud-based property and investment management software.
10+ YOESenior ML/AI leader with 10+ years building production ML systems; deep learning and traditional ML expertise; strong software delivery.
Python, PyTorch, NumPy, AWS, Docker, SQL, Embeddings, RAG, LangChain, LangGraph, LangSmith, Copilot
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Senior Software Engineer, Platform
Irvine or Newport Beach or Denver or San Francisco or Seattle
$185k-$200k/yr HybridFull Time
Compa
Compa: AI-powered compensation intelligence platform for enterprise teams.
5+ YOE5+ years backend software engineering experience; hands-on AWS, Python, Django, and Postgres; strong DevOps/SRE fundamentals (CI/CD, observability, incident response); networking and distributed systems knowledge.
AWS, Python, Django, Postgres, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), ML Ops