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Retained Recruitment for Machine Learning Engineers

Machine Learning Engineers build the production infrastructure that takes ML models from experiment to reliable, scalable deployment. We find the professionals your team needs through dedicated retained search — not job boards.

Retained Only 21–35 Day Placement 90-Day Guarantee $130,000 – $200,000
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What Does a Machine Learning Engineer Do?

Building ML training pipelines and feature engineering systems, deploying and monitoring models in production, building model serving infrastructure, implementing A/B testing frameworks for model evaluation, collaborating with data scientists on production readiness, and managing ML platform tooling.

What We Screen For

Strong Python engineering skills, hands-on experience with ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn), experience with MLOps tooling (MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker, or Vertex AI), and familiarity with cloud infrastructure for model serving at scale.

💡 Hiring Insight

ML engineers who have taken models from research to production in a high-traffic production environment are genuinely rare — this experience is the critical differentiator and worth screening for specifically rather than relying on resume claims.

Typical Compensation
$130,000 – $200,000
Production ML, LLM deployment, and real-time inference experience command the top end of this range.
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Recruiting a Machine Learning Engineer — FAQ

Most Machine Learning Engineer searches through our retained model are completed within 21 to 35 business days. ML engineers who have taken models from research to production in a high-traffic production environment are genuinely rare — this experience is the critical differentiator and worth screening for specifically rather than relying on resume claims. We provide a realistic timeline at the start of every engagement.
Strong Python engineering skills, hands-on experience with ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn), experience with MLOps tooling (MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker, or Vertex AI), and familiarity with cloud infrastructure for model serving at scale.
The best Machine Learning Engineers are almost always employed and not browsing job boards. ML engineers who have taken models from research to production in a high-traffic production environment are genuinely rare — this experience is the critical differentiator and worth screening for specifically rather than relying on resume claims. A retained search means one dedicated recruiter works your role exclusively — conducting passive candidate outreach, pre-screening technically, and presenting only candidates who genuinely match your brief.
Every permanent retained placement includes a 90-day guarantee. If the placed professional departs or is released within 90 days for reasons covered under our guarantee terms, we conduct a full replacement search at no additional fee.
Compensation for Machine Learning Engineer roles typically ranges from $130,000 – $200,000. Production ML, LLM deployment, and real-time inference experience command the top end of this range. We include real-time compensation benchmarking in every retained search.
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