59 ml systems engineer jobs at 25 companies in Santee, 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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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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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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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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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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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 Staff Software Engineer - Cloud
Utrecht or San Diego
HybridFull Time
Brain Corp
Brain Corp: Develops AI software for commercial autonomous mobile robots.
10+ YOE3+ Mgmt10+ years software engineering experience, 3+ years cloud architecture and 3+ years technical leadership; experience designing GCP-based ML systems, proficiency in Go/Python/TypeScript, Kubernetes, IaC (Pulumi/Terraform), and GPU/ML pipeline optimization.
BrainOS, GCP, GKE, Dataflow, BigQuery, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Vertex AI, Cloud Storage, Go, Python, TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, Pulumi, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Kubeflow, TensorFlow Serving, Kafka
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Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services
San Diego or Seattle or Foster City
$145k-$219k/yr HybridFull Time
Zoox
ZooxNASDAQ: AMZN: Developing autonomous robotaxis for urban ride-hailing services.
Design and build scalable fleet-dispatch systems; develop optimization algorithms; apply ML/OR techniques; collaborate across teams.
Java, Kotlin, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Optimization
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Sr Principal Software Engineer - AI Software
San Diego or El Segundo or Palmdale
$142k-$213k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Designs and manufactures advanced aerospace and defense systems.
4+ YOEAdvanced experience building production AI/ML systems, strong software engineering (Python/Java/C++), Top Secret clearance, ability to obtain SAP/PAR, and technical leadership in regulated environments.
Python, Java, C++, LLM, MLOps, CI/CD, containerized deployment
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ERP AI Engineer - Senior Associate
Atlanta or Raleigh or Charlotte or Chicago or Cincinnati or Cleveland or Columbus or Dallas or Baltimore or Rochester or Rosemont or Sacramento or Boston or St. Louis or Salt Lake City or San Antonio or San Diego or San Francisco or San Jose or San Juan or Seattle or Spartanburg or Albany or Stamford or Tampa or Toledo or Austin or Tulsa or Washington or Denver or Des Moines or Detroit or Buffalo or Florham Park or Fort Worth or Greensboro or Hartford or Houston or Grand Rapids or Indianapolis or Irvine or Jacksonville or Kansas City or Las Vegas or Little Rock or Los Angeles or Louisville or Birmingham or Fayetteville or Melville or Miami or Milwaukee or Minneapolis or Montpelier or Nashville or New Orleans or United States or New York City or Oklahoma City or Orlando or Philadelphia or Phoenix or Pittsburgh or Portland
$77k-$202k/yr HybridFull Time
PwC
PwC: Providing audit, tax, and management consulting services to businesses.
3+ YOEBachelor's in a quantitative field, 3+ years developing AI/ML systems or integrating AI into software, experience with Oracle data/analytics tools, Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD, vector DBs and model fine-tuning; strong critical thinking and client skills.
Oracle Database, Oracle Analytics Cloud, Oracle Data Integrator, Oracle Data Visualization, Oracle Machine Learning, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, LLMs, vector databases, embedding models
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Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform
San Diego, California, United States
$187k-$266k/yr HybridFull Time
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony Interactive EntertainmentNYSE: SONY: Provides PlayStation gaming hardware, software, and digital network services.
5+ YOEMaster's in CS or equivalent plus 5+ years designing/deploying low-latency, high-throughput ML inference systems; expertise in Scala/Java/Go, Bazel monorepos, Prow, Pulumi, feature stores, observability, and compliance (GDPR, SOC2).
Scala, Guice, Bazel, Prow, GitHub Prow, Golang, Pulumi, Java, Go
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Senior Software Design Assurance (Sr Software Design Quality) Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$96k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Dexcom
DexcomNasdaq: DXCM: Manufacturer of continuous glucose monitoring systems for diabetes management.
5+ YOEEnsure software design assurance and regulatory compliance (IEC 62304, 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, ISO 14971) for cloud, data, and AI/ML systems; perform risk management, author technical documentation, and support post‑market activities.
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Director - AI Engineering
San Diego or California
$217k-$326k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Teradata
TeradataNew York Stock Exchange: TDC: Provides cloud data analytics and enterprise AI software platforms.
12+ YOE5+ Mgmt12+ years software engineering, 5+ in people/leadership; AI features/ML automation; hands-on with LLMs, agent frameworks, observability; distributed systems, cloud-native, CI/CD; strong communication.
LLMs, Agent frameworks, Orchestration tools, Vector databases, Retrieval-augmented pipelines, CI/CD tools, Observability tools