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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