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Python 5%
Leadership 3%

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Master's degree 37%
Doctorate 33%
Bachelor's degree 31%

Years of experience

3-5 years 4%
6-10 years 50%
More than 10 years 46%

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1-2 years 14%
2-5 years 59%

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  • Typical salaries range from $107,642$296,048 yearly
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Charlottesville, VA

Licenses & certifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner – FoundationalCompTIA Security+

Skills

TS/SCIAnalysis SkillsPostgreSQLTranslationMachine LearningData Science

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Saint Johns, FL

Licenses & certifications

Lean Six Sigma Black BeltCertified Scrum Master

Skills

MxnetLeadershipFeature ExtractionScalabilityCommunication SkillsCross-Validation

Lead AI/ML Engineer

Washington, DC

Skills

NER.NET CoreLeadershipScalabilityDimensionality ReductionPython

Sr. Data Engineer

Holliston, MA

Skills

Analysis SkillsProduct ManagementSAP BW 4HANAInformixGitlab CI/CDDatabase Systems

Lead / Principal Data Scientist

Chicago, IL

Skills

LeadershipAI ModelsMachine Learning/AI-Based AnalysisMachine IntelligenceMachine LearningAI Implementation

Senior Lead AI/ML Engineer

New York, NY

Skills

Feature ExtractionObject DetectionNERAnalysis SkillsLeadershipPredictive Analysis

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According to the candidates available on Smart Sourcing, the most common skills for a lead machine learning engineer include: analysis skills, python and leadership.

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Common licenses or certifications for lead machine learning engineers include: Driver's License, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner – Foundational 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: senior machine learning engineer, senior AI engineer and lead ai/ml engineer.

What level of education is common for a lead machine learning engineer?

Master'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.

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Most lead machine learning engineers have 11 years of professional experience.

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