Machine Learning Engineer

PepsiCo; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits worth keeping

Job summary

PepsiCo Inc. is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer in Oakland, CA to advance data visualization and ML-driven products. You will own projects from concept through delivery and partner with QA, product, and design teams to ensure robust, scalable deployments.

With 3+ years of relevant experience, you will help sketch architecture, defend it in reviews, and containerize applications using Matplotlib. The team emphasizes ownership and practical, high-quality outputs in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with data visualization and ML-oriented work.
• Experience owning projects from concept through delivery.
• Ability to collaborate with QA, product and design teams.

Responsibilities

• Trace a technology number back through Prompt Engineering services.
• Sketch and defend Team Leadership architecture, then build it.
• Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early.
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Data Visualization and Matplotlib.
• Sketch Prompt Engineering sequence diagrams to clarify tech flow.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to ship features end to end.

Skills

Data Visualization

ML mindset

Prompt Engineering

Team Leadership

Code quality

Collaboration

Matplotlib

Tools

Matplotlib

Docker

Job description

3 years of wrestling with Data Visualization taught you what good code feels like, and we want that instinct on our Machine Learning Engineer team. Here's the long and short of it — PepsiCo pays $121,000 - $162,000, trusts your 5 years, and lets you own the technology call.

Key Responsibilities

• Trace a technology number back through Prompt Engineering services until it finally adds up
• Sketch the Team Leadership architecture, defend it in review, then build the thing
• Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Data Visualization and Matplotlib
• Sketch Prompt Engineering sequence diagrams that make the technology flow obvious to everyone
• Collaborate with product and design teams to ship features end to end

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated wins in technology work somewhere near Oakland, CA
• An Oakland network, or the hustle to build one from scratch
• A keen eye for quality and consistency in your output
• 4+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery

The flexible team behind PepsiCo chose Oakland on purpose, betting that great technology work doesn't need a coastal zip code. Here, ownership means you're empowered to fix what's broken without waiting for permission.

Here you earn $121,000 - $162,000 while a dedicated mentor helps you grow from mid-level into ownership, all wrapped in benefits worth keeping.

We updated this posting recently and are still actively accepting candidates.