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Staff Machine Learning Engineer

PathAI

Boston, MA · HybridJob$197–284K/yrPosted 3 days agoStill listed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$197–284K/yr
Location
Boston, MAHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

PathAI seeks a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to design and maintain machine learning infrastructure and develop algorithms that expand product capabilities. The role includes improving products and test systems, translating biological and clinical requirements into scalable solutions, and bringing machine learning products from research to market. The position is fixed-location in the Boston office, though telecommuting from a home office may also be allowed.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Machine Learning Frameworks, requiredSoftware Engineering, requiredProduction Deployment, requiredTechnical Improvement Identification, requiredTechnical Team Leadership, requiredPython, requiredAI Algorithm Design, requiredHistopathology Applications, requiredCross-Functional Collaboration, requiredExperimental Design, requiredExperimental Analysis, requiredScientific Publishing, requiredScientific Presentation, requiredProduct Commercialization, required

Qualifications

Master's in CS, Engineering, Mathematics, or Related Field, requiredMaster's Path: 4 Years Related Experience, requiredDoctorate Path: 2 Years Related Experience, requiredHigh-Impact Contributions, required2 Years Each Listed Experience, required

Full job description

Employer: PathAI, Inc.

Title: Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Location: 1325 Boylston Street, Suite 10000, Boston, MA 02215

Duties: Applying understanding of company products and services and introducing technology innovations with respect to functionality, performance, reliability, and scalability. Designing, developing, and maintaining the machine learning infrastructure that powers the company. Performing research and development of machine learning algorithms to expand product capabilities. Participating in building new experiences, improving existing products, ensuring quality assurance test designs and contributing to test systems architecture discussions. Position is fixed location based in Boston, MA office; however, telecommuting from a home office may also be allowed.

Requirements: Requires a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field plus four (4) years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer, or a related occupation developing biomedical AI applications with a history of high-impact contributions (publications, open-source projects, or commercial products).

Experience may be gained concurrently and must include two (2) years in each of the following:

  • Using machine learning frameworks, following software engineering best practices, and deploying machine learning algorithms into production environments

  • Identifying technical improvements that translate into high-value business or clinical impact, and independently assembling and leading technical teams to implement these improvements

  • Artificial intelligence software development using Python

  • Designing and developing robust, performant AI algorithms for histopathology applications in research and product settings

  • Cross-functional collaboration with scientists, engineers, and product teams to translate biological and clinical requirements into scalable machine learning solutions

  • Leading experimental design and analysis, including ideation, documentation, and reporting

  • Participating in knowledge sharing and team activities and setting team standards by example through design reviews, journal clubs, machine learning best practices, and governance activities

  • Publishing and presenting scientific work including manuscripts and conference proceedings

  • Bringing machine learning products from research and development to market.

Alternatively, will accept a Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree and two (2) years of experience.

Salary: $197,000 - $284,000 /year. Apply online: https://www.pathai.com/careers Job Code: GC-SMLE.

How this job compares

Set against the 6,240 open Machine Learning Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$197–284K/yr
  • Massachusetts median$161–227K/yr150 salary ranges
  • US median$145–245K/yr5,195 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $241K, is 20% above the Massachusetts median midpoint ($200K) — in the top quarter of Machine Learning Engineer salary ranges in Massachusetts.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 177 open Machine Learning Engineer jobs in Massachusetts and 6,240 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Massachusetts
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Machine Learning Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 5,158 postings).
Education
2,118 of the 6,240 open Machine Learning Engineer jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 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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