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Machine Learning Engineer, Amazon FAI

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Boston, MAJob$144–194K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$144–194K/yr
Location
Boston, MA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Machine Learning Engineer will design, build, and maintain systems for creating assets used to train and evaluate generative AI models. The role includes developing tooling for agentic pipelines and collaborating with product teams and Applied Scientists on research capabilities, experiments, prototypes, and model evaluation. The team focuses on advancing generative AI with large language models to improve customer experiences.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software DevelopmentSystem DesignDistributed SystemsC#C++JavaPerlObject-Oriented DesignProgrammingSoftware Development LifecycleCoding StandardsCode ReviewsSource Control ManagementBuild ProcessesTestingSoftware Operations

Qualifications

3+ Years Software Development Experience3+ Years System Design Experience3+ Years Large-Scale Software Experience1+ Years Object-Oriented Design ExperienceBachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Related FieldBachelor's in Computer Science or Equivalent

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Description

As an MLE on our team, you will design, build, and maintain systems for building frontier quality assets to train and evaluate our GenAI models. You’ll also work closely with our Applied Scientists to develop tools that support our modeling and evaluation team.

We operate at Amazon's large scale with the energy of a nimble start-up. If you have a learner's mindset, enjoy solving challenging problems, and value an inclusive team culture, you will thrive in this role, and we hope to hear from you.

Key job responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain key tooling for building agentic pipelines to create frontier-level assets, such as RL gyms.

  • Work closely with product teams, and scientists to create new techniques and tooling around emerging research capabilities and evaluating models to meet customer needs.

  • Collaborate closely with Applied Scientists to investigate and plan experiments, prototype new technology, and evaluate technical feasibility.

  • Operate in a dynamic environment to deliver high-quality software against tight schedules.

About the team

The FAI team has the mission to push the envelope in GenAI with LLMs, in order to provide the best-possible experience for our customers.

Basic Qualifications

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

  • 3+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

  • 3+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience

  • 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience

  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, MA, Boston - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

How this job compares

Set against the 5,888 open Machine Learning Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$144–194K/yr
  • Massachusetts median$150–225K/yr145 salary ranges
  • US median$145–245K/yr4,656 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $169K, is 14% below the Massachusetts median midpoint ($196K) — in the middle half of Machine Learning Engineer salary ranges in Massachusetts.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 169 open Machine Learning Engineer jobs in Massachusetts and 5,888 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Massachusetts
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Machine Learning Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (4,725 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,412 of the 5,888 open Machine Learning Engineer jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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