# Entry Level MLOps Engineer Jobs Source: https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/mlops-engineer/entry-level Live roles, 15 November 2026. Real Analyst Jobs. Yes. 25 entry-level US MLOps and AI platform roles are open on Real Analyst Jobs as of 15 November 2026, at 11 companies. 24 (96%) are at employers with a USCIS H-1B record (USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, FY2023 to FY2026, data as of 2026-09-30). An H-1B record is the employer's history, not a promise for this role. The most are at SpaceX (8), TikTok (7) and Nuro (2). By location: California (16), Washington (2) and Washington, DC (2), and 2 fully remote. 17 of the 25 roles list yearly pay in US dollars; the median midpoint of the listed ranges is $145K, and the middle half runs from $143K to $190K. 9 postings say they will not sponsor a visa; they stay on the list, last. Sources: roles from the employers' own career pages; [USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub](https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-and-studies/h-1b-employer-data-hub) (data as of 2026-09-30). ## In the postings' own words > Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without requiring current or future visa sponsorship (for example, employment-based visas … Addepar1, careers page posting for [AI Engineer - AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-engineer-ai-platform-addepar1-1ce65769). Counted as says it will not sponsor, and listed last. ## The numbers | Fact | Count | | --- | --- | | Open roles | 25 | | Companies | 11 | | At employers with a USCIS H-1B record | 24 | | Postings that say they sponsor | 0 | | Postings that say they will not sponsor | 9 | | Fully remote | 2 | | Entry level | 25 | | State pay in the posting | 17 | | List yearly pay in US dollars | 17 | | Median midpoint of listed pay | $145K | | Middle half of listed pay | $143K to $190K | ## Companies hiring | Company | Open roles | New H-1B workers (USCIS) | | --- | --- | --- | | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | 8 | 56 | | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | 7 | 1,559 | | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | 2 | 90 | | [Addepar1](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/addepar1) | 1 | No match | | [Applovin](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/applovin) | 1 | 61 | | [Deepgram](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/deepgram) | 1 | 1 | | [DoorDash](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/doordash) | 1 | 891 | | [Glean](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/glean) | 1 | 58 | | [Thumbtack](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/thumbtack) | 1 | 48 | | [Verisign](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/verisign) | 1 | 14 | | [Whoop](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/whoop) | 1 | 69 | ## The roles | Role | Company | Location | Employer H-1B record | Posting says | E-Verify | First seen | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [ML Infrastructure Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ml-infrastructure-engineer-applovin-c3f21d6d) | [Applovin](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/applovin) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 61 new H-1B workers | Not stated | No data | 2026-11-15 | | [ML Infra Engineer Graduate (Ads Infra) - 2027 Start](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ml-infra-engineer-graduate-ads-infra-2027-start-tiktok-30ccb2f8) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [ML Ops Infrastructure Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ml-ops-infrastructure-engineer-deepgram-920693b7) | [Deepgram](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/deepgram) | Remote | 1 new H-1B workers | Not stated | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning MLOps Engineer Graduate (MLOps) - 2027 Start](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-mlops-engineer-graduate-mlops-2027-start-tiktok-3b2d1852) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [AI Infrastructure Engineer Graduate (Algorithm Infrastructure) - 2027 Start (PhD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-infrastructure-engineer-graduate-algorithm-infrastructure-2027-start-phd-tikt-49092c71) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [AI Infra Engineer Graduate (Recommendation & LLM) 2027 Start (PhD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-infra-engineer-graduate-recommendation-and-llm-2027-start-phd-tiktok-00cadfbe) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [AI Infra Engineer Graduate (Recommendation & LLM) - 2027 Start](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-infra-engineer-graduate-recommendation-and-llm-2027-start-tiktok-c68bd152) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure, Optimization](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ml-infrastructure-optimization-nuro-abf9228f) | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 90 new H-1B workers | Not stated | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ml-infrastructure-platform-nuro-0d0798ee) | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 90 new H-1B workers | Not stated | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure (MDX)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ml-infrastructure-mdx-doordash-d722afb8) | [DoorDash](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/doordash) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 891 new H-1B workers | Not stated | No data | 2026-11-15 | | [Software Engineer, AI/ML Infrastructure (US-Based)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ai-ml-infrastructure-us-based-thumbtack-3add746e) | [Thumbtack](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/thumbtack) | Remote | 48 new H-1B workers | Not stated | No data | 2026-11-15 | | [Software Engineer, AI/ML Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ai-ml-infrastructure-glean-b0f5121c) | [Glean](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/glean) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 58 new H-1B workers | Not stated | No data | 2026-11-15 | | [Software Engineer II (Backend, AI Experiences & AI Platform)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ii-backend-ai-experiences-and-ai-platform-whoop-aa886ce3) | [Whoop](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/whoop) | Boston Massachusetts, USA (On-site) | 69 new H-1B workers | Not stated | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [Software Engineer Graduate (Data Arch - AI/ML Infrastructure) - 2026 Start (PhD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-graduate-data-arch-ai-ml-infrastructure-2026-start-phd-tiktok-48cc40fd) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [Site Reliability Engineer - AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/site-reliability-engineer-ai-platform-verisign-cf0bb7c1) | [Verisign](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/verisign) | Reston Virginia, USA (On-site) | 14 new H-1B workers | Not stated | No data | 2026-11-15 | | [Recommendation Architecture AI/ML Infrastructure Engineer Graduate (Data-Arch-TikTok Live) - 2027 Start](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/recommendation-architecture-ai-ml-infrastructure-engineer-graduate-data-arch-tik-28464758) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [AI Engineer - AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-engineer-ai-platform-addepar1-1ce65769) | [Addepar1](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/addepar1) | New York New York, USA (On-site) | No match | Says it will not sponsor | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ai-infrastructure-starshield-spacex-ddd925b4) | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | Hawthorne California, USA (On-site) | 56 new H-1B workers | Says it will not sponsor | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ai-infrastructure-starshield-spacex-e6081018) | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | Redmond Washington, USA (On-site) | 56 new H-1B workers | Says it will not sponsor | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ai-infrastructure-starshield-spacex-6034cbe4) | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | Washington District Of Columbia, USA (On-site) | 56 new H-1B workers | Says it will not sponsor | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ai-infrastructure-starshield-spacex-f4724138) | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 56 new H-1B workers | Says it will not sponsor | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/site-reliability-engineer-ai-infrastructure-starshield-spacex-1c1a7510) | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 56 new H-1B workers | Says it will not sponsor | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/site-reliability-engineer-ai-infrastructure-starshield-spacex-df1e3f00) | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | Redmond Washington, USA (On-site) | 56 new H-1B workers | Says it will not sponsor | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/site-reliability-engineer-ai-infrastructure-starshield-spacex-5330e118) | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | Hawthorne California, USA (On-site) | 56 new H-1B workers | Says it will not sponsor | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | | [Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/site-reliability-engineer-ai-infrastructure-starshield-spacex-68ab33c4) | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | Washington District Of Columbia, USA (On-site) | 56 new H-1B workers | Says it will not sponsor | Enrolled | 2026-11-15 | An H-1B record here means the employer has approved H-1B workers on file with USCIS (FY2023 to FY2026). An H-1B record is the employer's history, not a promise for this role. No match means we could not tie the company to a USCIS record by name, not that it never sponsors. Live roles as of 15 November 2026. [Open the AI tab](https://realanalystjobs.com/?mode=ai#jobs). E-Verify: Enrolled means the employer is enrolled per E-Verify's public employer list as of 6 November 2026; we matched it by name. Employers choose which hiring sites use E-Verify, so confirm with the employer that the site you would join is enrolled, and check the company's E-Verify number on your Form I-983. No data means we could not match the employer, not that it is not enrolled. ## Frequently asked ### Are there entry level MLOps jobs? Yes. 25 entry-level US MLOps and AI platform roles are open on Real Analyst Jobs as of 15 November 2026, at 11 companies. 24 (96%) are at employers with a USCIS H-1B record (USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, FY2023 to FY2026, data as of 2026-09-30). An H-1B record is the employer's history, not a promise for this role. The most are at SpaceX (8), TikTok (7) and Nuro (2). By location: California (16), Washington (2) and Washington, DC (2), and 2 fully remote. 17 of the 25 roles list yearly pay in US dollars; the median midpoint of the listed ranges is $145K, and the middle half runs from $143K to $190K. 9 postings say they will not sponsor a visa; they stay on the list, last. ### Which companies with an H-1B record have entry-level US MLOps and AI platform roles open? Today: SpaceX, TikTok, Nuro, Applovin, Deepgram and DoorDash. An H-1B record here means the employer has approved H-1B workers on file with USCIS (FY2023 to FY2026). An H-1B record is the employer's history, not a promise for this role. ### Does an H-1B record mean this role will sponsor a visa? No. An H-1B record here means the employer has approved H-1B workers on file with USCIS (FY2023 to FY2026). An H-1B record is the employer's history, not a promise for this role. Where a posting says it will not sponsor, believe the posting. ### How many of these roles list pay? 17 of the 25 roles (68%) state pay in the posting, in the employer's own words and currency. ### How much do entry-level US MLOps and AI platform roles pay? By the postings themselves: 17 of the 25 roles list yearly pay in US dollars. The median midpoint of the listed ranges is $145K, and the middle half runs from $143K to $190K. This is pay the employers list, not an offer: what one hire is paid depends on level, location and the employer. ### Which roles count as AI jobs here? Roles whose title names AI or machine learning work: ML engineer, AI engineer, LLM and generative AI engineer, MLOps and AI platform, applied and research scientist in AI, forward deployed engineer, AI product manager, AI infrastructure and AI data engineer. Front-end, mobile, design and sales roles are left out even when the team works on AI. Analyst roles with AI in the title stay on the analyst board. ### Where does the data come from? Roles are read daily from the employers' own career pages and the page updates every hour. H-1B approvals come from the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub (data as of 2026-09-30), matched by company name. What a posting says about sponsorship is read from its own text. Reposting sites are left out. 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