Principal Machine Learning Engineer
SAP
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Palo Alto, CA · Posted November 5, 2026
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Where Palo Alto, CA ranks
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November 2026
- #3Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills28% · of 100
- #3Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the West Coast28% · of 54
- #3Best cities for AI-skill jobs37% · of 100
- #3Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the West Coast37% · of 71
- #4Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living$207k · of 28
- #4Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals83 / 100 · of 100
Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
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About the job
...language models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), prompt engineering, vector search, agent workflows, and model evaluation techniques... ...-Assisted Automation and Prototyping, AI adoption capability, Learning Agility, Collaboration, Complex problem solving, Creative...