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Analysis Skills8%Python6%Feature Extraction4%Education level
Bachelor's degree35%Master's degree33%Doctorate33%Years of experience
3-5 years6%6-10 years48%More than 10 years46%Current company
3DWORLD LTDAccenture
Apixio
Time at current job
Less than 1 year11%1-2 years19%2-5 years60%
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Last updated: Jul 17, 2026
Lead Machine Learning Engineer: Cost of hiring?
- Common salary in US: $177,535 yearly
- Typical salaries range from $105,953 – $297,476 yearly
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Lead Data Scientist
London, Arkansas
Licenses & certifications
Statistical AnalysisAWS Certified Cloud Practitioner – FoundationalStatistical SoftwareSkills
SQLPythonPredictive ModellingMachine LearningPredictive AnalyticsText MiningAI Engineer
Winchester, California
Licenses & certifications
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner – FoundationalMicrosoft Certified: Azure FundamentalsAWS CertificationSkills
.NET CoreASPKendoPythonPytorchAI Platforms (Beyond Public GPTs)Senior AI Engineer
Ocala, Florida
Licenses & certifications
PMPSix Sigma Black BeltCertified Scrum MasterSkills
PythonSQLAmazon SagemakerPublic CloudMachine Learning Cloud ServicesAWSmachine learning engineer
Plano, Texas
Licenses & certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – AssociateAWS Certified Cloud Practitioner – FoundationalPMPSkills
Communication SkillsAnalysis SkillsT-TestsAWS Certified Solutions Architect – AssociateScalabilityOutlier DetectionSr. Recruiting Consultant
San Antonio, Texas
Licenses & certifications
Class D SecurityCertified Diabetes EducatorSkills
Organizational SkillsE-Learning PlatformsLMSMicrosoft WordWord ProcessingWord EmbeddingsTechnical Lead, AI & Machine Learning
San Clemente, California
Licenses & certifications
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner – FoundationalAWS CertificationSkills
ElasticsearchAWS IoTSDKsBitcoinScalabilityDistributed Computing
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What's the average time to fill a lead machine learning engineer role?
The average time to fill a lead machine learning engineer role is 65 days, calculated from the moment the job is posted until a candidate accepts the offer.
What skills do lead machine learning engineers tend to have?
According to the candidates available on Smart Sourcing, the most common skills for a lead machine learning engineer include: analysis skills, python and feature extraction.
What licenses or certifications are common for a lead machine learning engineer?
Common licenses or certifications for lead machine learning engineers include: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner – Foundational, AWS Certification and PMP.
What are some job titles related to lead machine learning engineers?
According to Indeed’s Smart Sourcing data, job titles related to lead machine learning engineers include: AI engineer / forward deployed engineer, senior machine learning engineer and lead AI and software engineer.
What level of education is common for a lead machine learning engineer?
Bachelor's degree is the most common level of education for a lead machine learning engineer in the US, according to available candidates on Smart Sourcing.
How many years of experience is common for a lead machine learning engineer?
Most lead machine learning engineers have 19 years of professional experience.
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