Researcher, Training
$300k – $600k / year
1 year ago
Mid-level SaaS AI & ML Engineer jobs in San Francisco
AI engineer, machine learning engineer, applied scientist and AI research roles at SaaS companies.
Research Engineer, Discovery
$350k – $850k / year
1 year ago
Research Engineer / Scientist, Alignment
$350k – $500k / year
2 years ago
Research Engineer
$250k – $445k / year
2 years ago
Research Scientist
$250k – $445k / year
2 years ago
Research Engineer, Production Model Post-Training
$350k – $500k / year
2 years ago
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning)
$500k – $850k / year
2 years ago
Software Engineer, AI Safety
$207k – $385k / year
2 years ago
ML Research Engineer, ML Systems
$190k – $237k / year
2 years ago
Machine Learning Research Scientist, Post-Training
$166k – $207k / year
2 years ago
Researcher, Safety Oversight
$380k – $500k / year
2 years ago
Software Engineer, Enterprise AI
$180k – $225k / year
2 years ago
Applied AI Architect, Industries
$240k – $315k / year
2 years ago
Researcher, Alignment
$295k – $500k / year
2 years ago
Software Engineer, Frontier AI Infrastructure
$184k – $259k / year
3 years ago
Researcher, Safety Training
$380k – $500k / year
3 years ago
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About these roles
AI & ML Engineer jobs at SaaS companies
AI and machine learning engineers build the models and systems behind AI features: training and fine-tuning models, retrieval and evaluation, inference infrastructure and agents built on large language models. Research roles at AI labs focus on new methods, alignment and safety.
For what SaaS companies pay AI & ML Engineer roles by level, location and company, see the AI & ML Engineer salary guide.
Pay depends heavily on level and location. Where companies publish a range, the typical role on this page lists $272k–$385k in the US (median published minimum and maximum). About 93% of the roles here include a salary; use Salary listed first to see those at the top.
Remote roles make up 1% of the openings on this page. Most remote roles are limited to a region for tax and time-zone reasons, so check the location chips before you apply.
21 SaaS companies are hiring for these roles right now, led by OpenAI, Anthropic, and Causal.
Questions about Mid-level SaaS AI & ML Engineer jobs
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How much do SaaS AI & ML Engineer roles pay?
Where companies publish a range, the typical open role here lists $272k–$385k in the US (median published minimum and maximum). Pay rises with level and varies by location; the AI & ML Engineer salary guide breaks it down.
Are all of these roles based in San Francisco?
Each role has at least one office or hiring location in San Francisco. Some postings list several locations or also allow remote work; the location chips on each job show the full picture.
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