Drimva

Uber

Sr Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Uber AI Solutions

$267K–$297K

San Francisco, California · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 10, 2026

Experience
7+ years building and shipping ML-powered products.
Education
Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline.

About the job

Build and lead machine-learning and backend systems for Uber AI Solutions, owning a product vertical and driving its technical direction, customer relationships, and business growth.

What you'll do

  • Build scalable ML and backend systems and own a product vertical from direction through delivery.
  • Drive measurable business growth, including revenue, customers, adoption, or market reach.
  • Partner with key customers and cross-functional leaders, and help build and raise the bar for the team.

What they ask for

  • Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
  • 7+ years building and shipping ML-powered products, with ownership of technology and business results for a significant product area.
  • Demonstrated measurable business growth and ability to identify high-leverage opportunities in ambiguous settings.
  • Deep expertise in machine-learning systems and backend distributed systems, plus exceptional communication and leadership skills.

Nice to have

  • Scaled an early-stage product or business line, ideally in a startup-like environment, owning revenue and growth.
  • Experience in an applied AI domain, production-scale GenAI/LLM systems, or a UAIS domain such as physical AI, agentic environments, multilingual/audio, or robotics.

Pay

USD $267,000 per year - USD $297,000 per year (base salary)

Tools

machine learning, backend distributed systems, GenAI, LLM systems, agentic RL environments

AI focus

Build ML and data/evaluation infrastructure and production systems for AI across modalities, including text, images, video, audio, physical AI, and autonomous vehicles; preferred work includes GenAI/LLM systems, evaluation, safety, and responsible deployment.

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