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Machine Learning Engineer jobs in Washington DC

33 current machine learning engineer openings in Washington DC, aggregated from public boards and linking straight to the employer's own posting. 7 employers are hiring across this list right now.

Working as a machine learning engineer in Washington DC

Government contracting, cybersecurity and policy-adjacent technology. A security clearance changes your market value more than any skill here, and many postings are closed to you without one — check before investing time in an application.

Most of the hiring in this list clusters around Arlington, Reston, Tysons and the District itself. Location on a posting is not always literal — check whether a role is genuinely on site, and whether "remote" means remote within the country or remote from anywhere, because the two are priced differently.

Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-17

Lead Machine Learning Engineer At Capital One, we are changing banking for good by creating responsible and reliable AI-powered systems. Our investments in technology inf…

Sr. Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-17

Sr. Lead Machine Learning Engineer As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer (MLE) , you'll be part of an Agile team dedicated to productionizing machine learning applic…

Senior Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-17

Senior Lead Machine Learning Engineer As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer (MLE), you'll be part of an Agile team dedicated to productionizing machine learning appl…

Sr. Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-17

Sr. Lead Machine Learning Engineer As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer (MLE), you'll be part of an Agile team dedicated to productionizing machine learning applica…

Sr. Distinguished Machine Learning Engineer
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-17

Sr. Distinguished Machine Learning Engineer Overview: As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer, you'll be providing technical leadership to engineering teams dedicated …

Senior Manager, Machine Learning Engineering
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-17

Senior Manager, Machine Learning Engineering As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer (MLE), you'll be part of an Agile team dedicated to productionizing machine learni…

Sr Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-17

Sr Lead Machine Learning Engineer As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer (MLE), you'll be part of an Agile team dedicated to productionizing machine learning applicat…

Sr Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-17

Sr Lead Machine Learning Engineer Job Description As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer (MLE), you'll be part of an Agile team dedicated to productionizing machine l…

Sr. Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-17

Sr. Lead Machine Learning Engineer As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer (MLE) , you'll be part of an Agile team dedicated to productionizing machine learning applic…

Senior Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-17

Senior Lead Machine Learning Engineer As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer (MLE), you'll be part of an Agile team dedicated to productionizing machine learning appl…

Lead Machine Learning Engineer (Manager IC)
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-17

Lead Machine Learning Engineer (Manager IC) As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer (MLE), you'll join an Agile team building and productionizing foundation models at …

Lead Machine Learning Engineer (Manager IC)
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-17

Lead Machine Learning Engineer (Manager IC) At Capital One, we are changing banking for good by creating responsible and reliable AI-powered systems. Our investments in t…

Machine Learning Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton · State Farm, Arlington County · 2026-07-23

Job Number: R0245170 Machine Learning Engineer The Opportunity: As an experienced AI and ML engineer, you know that machine learning is critical to understanding and proc…

Machine Learning Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton · State Farm, Arlington County · 2026-08-01

Job Number: R0245828 Machine Learning Engineer The Opportunity: As an experience d AI and ML engineer, you know that machine learning is critical to understanding and pro…

Lead Machine Learning Engineer (Enterprise Platforms Technology)
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-17

Lead Machine Learning Engineer (Enterprise Platforms Technology) As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer (MLE), you'll be part of an Agile team dedicated to production…

Sr Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-01

Job Description Sr Lead Machine Learning Engineer\n \n \n As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer (MLE), you'll be part of an Agile team dedicated to productionizing m…

Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-14

Lead Machine Learning Engineer As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer (MLE), you'll be part of an Agile team dedicated to productionizing machine learning application…

Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-21

Lead Machine Learning Engineer As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer (MLE), you'll be part of an Agile team dedicated to productionizing machine learning application…

Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-14

Lead Machine Learning Engineer As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer (MLE), you'll be part of an Agile team dedicated to productionizing machine learning application…

Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Capital One · Pimmit, Fairfax County · 2026-08-14

Lead Machine Learning Engineer As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer (MLE), you'll be part of an Agile team dedicated to productionizing machine learning application…

Machine Learning Engineer (PhD Intern)
Instacart · Adelphi, Prince George's County · 2026-08-19

We're transforming the grocery industry At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love …

Machine Learning Engineer with Security Clearance
Booz Allen Hamilton · State Farm, Arlington County · 2026-07-24

Job Number: R0245170 Machine Learning Engineer The Opportunity: As an experienced AI and ML engineer, you know that machine learning is critical to understanding and proc…

Machine Learning Engineer with Security Clearance
Booz Allen Hamilton · State Farm, Arlington County · 2026-08-14

Job Number: R0246231 Machine Learning Engineer The Opportunity: As an experience d AI and ML engineer, you know that machine learning is critical to understanding and pro…

Machine Learning Engineer with Security Clearance
STR · State Farm, Arlington County · 2026-07-28

About the Team STR's Intelligence Division researches and develops advanced analytics and machine learning-based solutions to solve challenging problems related to nation…

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton · State Farm, Arlington County · 2026-07-21

Job Number: R0244720 Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Engineer The Opportunity: As an experienced AI/ML engineer, you know that modern machine learning requires…

Machine Learning Engineer with Security Clearance
AtOrchard LLC · Chillum, Prince George's County · 2026-08-12

Machine Learning EngineerRemote with occasional travel to Silver Spring, MD About @Orchard: @Orchard is a growing Woman-Owned Small Business and federal prime contractor …

Machine Learning Engineer I
Indeed · Washington, D.C., US · 2026-08-15

Our Mission As the world's number 1 job site*, our mission is to help people get jobs. We strive to cultivate an inclusive and accessible workplace where all people feel …

Machine Learning Engineer IV
Indeed · Washington, D.C., US · 2026-08-14

Our Mission As the world's number 1 job site*, our mission is to help people get jobs. We strive to cultivate an inclusive and accessible workplace where all people feel …

Machine Learning Engineer II
Indeed · Washington, D.C., US · 2026-07-21

Our Mission As the world's number 1 job site*, our mission is to help people get jobs. We strive to cultivate an inclusive and accessible workplace where all people feel …

Machine Learning Engineer II
Indeed · Washington, D.C., US · 2026-08-20

Our Mission As the world's number 1 job site*, our mission is to help people get jobs. We strive to cultivate an inclusive and accessible workplace where all people feel …

Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Oracle · Washington, D.C., US · 2026-07-21

Job Description Implements machine learning (ML) models for production. Ensures the readiness of machine learning models for deployment in production. Automates machine l…

Senior Machine Learning Engineer with Security Clearance
STR · State Farm, Arlington County · 2026-08-20

About the Team: STR's Intelligence Division researches and develops advanced analytics and machine learning-based solutions to solve challenging problems related to natio…

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Engineer with Security Clearance
Booz Allen Hamilton · State Farm, Arlington County · 2026-07-21

Job Number: R0244720 Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Engineer The Opportunity: As an experienced AI/ML engineer, you know that modern machine learning requires…

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Machine Learning Engineer pay and hiring, asked properly

What salary can a machine learning engineer expect?

In India, roughly 12–18 LPA early and 20–40 LPA at senior level in product companies. The US band is about $130,000–$200,000 mid-level and higher at firms bidding for the same few people; the UK £60,000–£90,000. The premium sits with people who can put a model into production and keep it there.

Do I need a PhD to work in machine learning?

For research roles, usually. For the engineering roles that make up most of the market, no. Those hire on whether you can serve predictions inside a latency budget, watch for drift and retrain on a schedule. The maths you need is enough to defend a model choice, and that is learnable on the job.

Should I learn deep learning or deployment first?

Deployment. Far more teams need someone who can ship and maintain a modest model than need another person who can describe attention. Queues, feature stores, monitoring and A/B testing get you hired sooner, and they turn out to be most of the job once you are in it.

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