In 1952 the first successful AI program ran in Manchester, England to play a game of checkers. Manchester may have made the opening move, but in the game of artificial intelligence, New York City is jumping across the board.
In October of 2023, New York City launched the country’s first AI action plan for the use of AI in city government. Empire AI was passed into law in April 2024 as a $400 million private-public investment to make New York the national leader in AI research and development. As of 2025, over 40,000 workers in the New York City region work with AI and AI-adjacent skills.
Between the advancement of the AI and machine learning industries, and the city’s program assistance, the region is rapidly adapting to meet the field’s needs — especially for top-tier engineering talent. These are some of the companies that hire artificial intelligence and machine learning engineers in New York City.
Top Companies Hiring AI & ML Engineers in NYC
- Dandy
- Bubble
- Gusto
- EliseAI
- Hinge
Companies Hiring AI & ML Engineers in NYC
Dandy describes itself as a “digital dental lab” that produces solutions like straight-to-finish partial dentures, two-appointment full dentures and five-day crowns, all of which it accomplishes with help from its scanning tools. Its computer vision team implements machine learning, along with inverse rending and physically based rendering to create esthetic dental restorations. The company operates a remote-first workplace, with an option to work at its office on Park Place.
Bubble operates on a hybrid working model from its office in the Flatiron District. The company’s visual programming platform enables a solution to design, build and launch fully functional mobile or web applications without needing to code. Its AI team members work to design and develop AI-powered tools, along with fine-tuning AI integrations.
Gusto says that AI and ML are imperative to its platform. The company offers an online people-management platform directed toward small businesses. It is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, where it offers a hybrid workplace.
EliseAI is headquartered blocks from the Empire State Building and its employees work in person four or five days each week. The company creates conversational artificial intelligence with the goal of transforming the healthcare and housing industries. Its AI assistant automates conversations via email, text, webchat or phone for its clients’ lead response and customer service. EliseAI’s team should be prepared to evaluate AI-generated text for safety, relevance, factual accuracy and potential bias.
Hinge is a dating app that boasts a Nobel-Prize-winning algorithm that aims to enable users to find promising dates rather than just keep daters on the app. Its teams work to develop AI-powered products, from prototype to production. The company is headquartered in New York City, where it operates on a hybrid model.
