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Machine Learning Engineer
Politico
Arlington, VAPosted Oct 10, 2026 · 5h ago$175K – $225K
Full-time$175K – $225KSenior levelMedia
About this role
POLITICO is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to develop and deploy AI-powered newsroom and product capabilities. You will build models, data pipelines, and evaluation frameworks that leverage editorial expertise to enhance reporting and workflows. This role offers a unique opportunity to apply machine learning in support of journalism and shape the future of news.
What we are looking for
6- Design, build, and deploy production machine learning systems
- Develop classification, prediction, and ranking models using proprietary data
- Build datasets, feature engineering pipelines, and evaluation frameworks
- Experiment with foundation model adaptation techniques for journalism
- Partner with journalists and editors to translate editorial knowledge into ML features
- 5+ years of professional experience building or deploying ML systems
Skills mentioned
2PythonMachine Learning
