Machine Learning Engineering
Deep technical IC
Career Explorer · Research, AI & Data · Machine Learning
Entry: Machine Learning EngineerIC ceiling: IC8Both
Individual contributor route
Technical or professional depth, without managing people.
- Machine Learning Engineer InternIC0Optional developmental level
- Associate Machine Learning EngineerIC1
- Machine Learning EngineerIC2
- Senior Machine Learning EngineerIC3
- Staff Machine Learning EngineerIC4
- Principal Machine Learning EngineerIC5
- Senior Principal Machine Learning EngineerIC6
- Distinguished Machine Learning EngineerIC7
- Fellow, Machine Learning EngineeringIC8
Management route
Managing people. It is not the step above the individual route: it is a different job and asks for different evidence.
This family has no management ladder.
Source: SFIA; Microsoft Careers